Well I was thinking WHEN will the world change, HOW will it change, and WHY will it change. All of these I was looking at an environmental point of view; sustainability and end of Oil.
Mass consumption of oil will be gone in the next 50 years and will will need something to replace it, but what will replace it? Nothing, we can not replace it. We will be able to adapt, but the world will not be the same. We will not be able to fly, or get fresh food from California, or just in time delivery. Our lifestyle will drastically change, we will still live good lives but they will be no close to the same lifestyle that we live now. We will not be able to travel to Cuba, buy anything we want.
Our world will be filled with many new inventions but none of them will be able to replace oil. Our whole society is based on oil, how can we replace a mismanaged and overused stable.
Every product we touch is made from oil, not to mention the amount of oil it took to make it. There was also oil used to get the natural resources from, transportation of the product. All of our 'western' products are tied to oil and we will never be able to separate all of the products from the need of oil.
What to do then, well we could put restrictions on the amount of oil we can use. That will only come into place when we start when the oil supply decreases. That will cause the restrictions to be put into place for ever and increased restrictions over time. It would cause the economy to go into a tailspin, isn't our economy based on mass consumerism, when that ends so will our economy.
All this reminds me of the song by John Mayer, Waiting on the World to Change. I am waiting for the world to change and realize that our mass consumerism has to stop. We will have to change every aspect of our lives. The song also sheds a light on how are are not seeing the whole story on many issues.
Mass consumption of oil will be gone in the next 50 years and will will need something to replace it, but what will replace it? Nothing, we can not replace it. We will be able to adapt, but the world will not be the same. We will not be able to fly, or get fresh food from California, or just in time delivery. Our lifestyle will drastically change, we will still live good lives but they will be no close to the same lifestyle that we live now. We will not be able to travel to Cuba, buy anything we want.
Our world will be filled with many new inventions but none of them will be able to replace oil. Our whole society is based on oil, how can we replace a mismanaged and overused stable.
Every product we touch is made from oil, not to mention the amount of oil it took to make it. There was also oil used to get the natural resources from, transportation of the product. All of our 'western' products are tied to oil and we will never be able to separate all of the products from the need of oil.
What to do then, well we could put restrictions on the amount of oil we can use. That will only come into place when we start when the oil supply decreases. That will cause the restrictions to be put into place for ever and increased restrictions over time. It would cause the economy to go into a tailspin, isn't our economy based on mass consumerism, when that ends so will our economy.
All this reminds me of the song by John Mayer, Waiting on the World to Change. I am waiting for the world to change and realize that our mass consumerism has to stop. We will have to change every aspect of our lives. The song also sheds a light on how are are not seeing the whole story on many issues.
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Hey, it's Jen here (I've been blog hopping - got your link at GrebelSpeaks)... I was just wondering if the prospect of all this world change scares you. I mean, if I think about all the things I want to do in my lifetime... all of which require cheap oil... the idea of not being able to do it all kind of scares me. For instance I'm a big fan of travel, and hope to backpack the world. But if by the time I'm twenty-five I can't afford any airfares... *shrugs*. Part of me wants to just continue to live my cushy life and leave all the hard work to another generation... but yes, I suppose it's time for change now. Hmmm yeah. On the news (Global)last night a guy said the exact same thing. "There just isn't enough oil. And when it runs out it's not just going to touch our driving habits... but ever single aspect of our lives." Crazy.
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