The genius of George Carlin on 'your stuff'. He pretty much sums it all up here in a little under 4 minutes.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Why Bother?
There's a great article in the New York Times Magazine called "Why Bother?". It's longish (4 web pages) and you can read it here. (warning: login/free signup required).
I get alot of 'wow.. I wish I could do what you're doing' and a few 'seems I read about the downsizing 'trend' alot Scott.. you're ahead of the curve again' type comments. Most are well meant, but a few are a bit condescending.
The reality is, this is reality. It's real kids.
The article talks about all the usual things, but centers on the need to actually do something about climate change (and all the related ills that have created it.. the biggest being cheap energy), even if it's small and may seem like it doesn't matter because my 'evil twin' in China is more than happy to offset any good I do. It lays out why we (all of us) need to do this, if we ever want big change to happen.
I won't go into the article more than that, but I encourage you to take 10 minutes and read it.
I get alot of 'wow.. I wish I could do what you're doing' and a few 'seems I read about the downsizing 'trend' alot Scott.. you're ahead of the curve again' type comments. Most are well meant, but a few are a bit condescending.
The reality is, this is reality. It's real kids.
The article talks about all the usual things, but centers on the need to actually do something about climate change (and all the related ills that have created it.. the biggest being cheap energy), even if it's small and may seem like it doesn't matter because my 'evil twin' in China is more than happy to offset any good I do. It lays out why we (all of us) need to do this, if we ever want big change to happen.
I won't go into the article more than that, but I encourage you to take 10 minutes and read it.
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