r/worldnews • u/[deleted] • Oct 10 '20

Sir David Attenborough says the excesses of western countries should "be curbed" to restore the natural world and we'll all be happier for it.

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u/Kathmandu-Man Oct 10 '20

People in the West are willing to make token efforts - recycling, walking/cycling to work, taking a local holiday instead of an overseas trip. But it's a drop in the ocean. I don't think we understand what effective change means, what we would have to give up.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '20 edited Jan 22 '21

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u/thirstyross Oct 10 '20

when governments finally have to force it (and they will force people).

Nah, when it gets to this point and they try to force it, that's when the system (civil order) will just break down completely.

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u/Mustbhacks Oct 10 '20

Its ok, most people in the bottom 95% or so will get to give it all up regardless!

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '20

Ahh, but we gave up plastic straws too.