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== Generational conflict == | == Generational conflict == | ||
[[File:How_dare_you.jpg|thumb|Greta Thunberg saying: "How dare you!"]] | [[File:How_dare_you.jpg|thumb|Greta Thunberg saying: "How dare you!", pretending there would be a simple solution to the climate crisis.]] | ||
Even though there is merit to the claim that the environment needs to be maintained to prolong future life and avoid a generational conflict between younger and older generations, there is a trade-off to be made between ensuring current social harmony and creating a livable future of the offspring as large-scale economic restructuring is associated with substantial risks. Examples of large-scale, centrally planned projects that have catastrophically failed are plentiful, leaving little optimism that a peaceful world-wide reduction in consumption is even feasible, especially considering complex market interdependencies in the modern world. What should also not be overlooked is that the next generation will benefit from the prosperity that is being accumulated in the meanwhile as long the planet remains livable. | Even though there is merit to the claim that the environment needs to be maintained to prolong future life and avoid a generational conflict between younger and older generations, there is a trade-off to be made between ensuring current social harmony and creating a livable future of the offspring as large-scale economic restructuring is associated with substantial risks. Examples of large-scale, centrally planned projects that have catastrophically failed are plentiful, leaving little optimism that a peaceful world-wide reduction in consumption is even feasible, especially considering complex market interdependencies in the modern world. What should also not be overlooked is that the next generation will benefit from the prosperity that is being accumulated in the meanwhile as long the planet remains livable. | ||
== Growth ''vs'' environmentalism == | == Growth ''vs'' environmentalism == | ||