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← Living standards are not tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less need not mean real sacrifice.

17 connected korrents · 20 moments from 2 Jan 2008 to 2 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under China China Everything filed under America America Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Living standards are not tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less need not mean real sacrifice. Living standards are not tightly tied toconsumption, so consuming less need notmean real sacrifice. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rich countries will soon consume less, willingly or not, because present rates are unsustainable. — tap to centre the map on it Rich countries will soon consumeless, willingly or not, becausepresent rates are unsustainable. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is always a tradeoff between a system's efficiency and its resilience. — tap to centre the map on it There is always a tradeoff between asystem's efficiency and itsresilience. Last stated a week ago 2 Oct 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are MP Michael Pollan — holds since 2020-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good. — tap to centre the map on it Working on how good the long-runfuture is does not require acceptingconsequentialism or believing thatyou should always maximise the good. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making food more expensive is not a way to fix the food system, because higher food prices fall hardest on the poorest people. — tap to centre the map on it Making food more expensive is not away to fix the food system, becausehigher food prices fall hardest onthe poorest people. Last stated 8 months ago 9 Feb 2026 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are GM George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can often create value for others without sacrifice, by deciding more wisely how to spend your time and what to do at work — tap to centre the map on it You can often create value forothers without sacrifice, bydeciding more wisely how to spendyour time and what to do at work Last stated 6 years ago 31 Oct 2020 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2020-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every jump in the human standard of living has been unlocked by cheaper energy. — tap to centre the map on it Every jump in the human standard ofliving has been unlocked by cheaperenergy. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Consuming what everyone else consumes gives you no advantage; focus is the rare and valuable thing now. — tap to centre the map on it Consuming what everyone elseconsumes gives you no advantage;focus is the rare and valuable thingnow. Last stated 10 years ago 27 Jul 2016 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2016-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot make people adopt more expensive clean energy, because higher fuel prices are political suicide under any government. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot make people adopt moreexpensive clean energy, becausehigher fuel prices are politicalsuicide under any government. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Aug 2023 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to servicesatellites is also a weapon, becausethe same robotic arm that refuelsone can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Mar 2024 BC Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectorycan keep advancing even if politicalinstability or economic uncertaintyslows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Living standards are not tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less need not mean real sacrifice. Last stated 2 Jan 2008 · 19 years ago Holds Jared Diamond Read this korrent →