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[[File:carbon-inequality1.png|thumb|This page tells people to '''consume less stuff'''. Note that this is directed at people in '''"developed"''' countries, especially people who are middle-class or richer (i.e. the 20% of the world that uses 80% of resources). We are '''not''' telling poor people to consume less.]] | [[File:carbon-inequality1.png|thumb|This page tells people to '''consume less stuff'''. Note that this is directed at people in '''"developed"''' countries, especially people who are middle-class or richer (i.e. the 20% of the world that uses 80% of resources). We are '''not''' telling poor people to consume less.]] | ||
''' | '''More than a third''' of all [[energy]] usage is affected by '''what people buy, and how much of it.''' | ||
In this sense, we '''can''' save the planet by being '''cheap''' | In this sense, we '''can''' save the planet by being '''cheap.''' __NOTOC__ <!-- I hid the table of contents here to help maintain readers' visual attention. --> | ||
===We can still have nice things, just replace them | ===We can still have nice things, just not replace them ''as'' often.=== | ||
{{minor|If you take a walk in a middle-class neighborhood on garbage day, you'll see the type of perfectly-good [[home waste|stuff people throw out]].}} | {{minor|If you take a walk in a middle-class neighborhood on garbage day, you'll see the type of perfectly-good [[home waste|stuff people throw out]].}} | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[File:energy-usage-affected-by.png|thumb|Pie showing how much of [[energy]] usage is affected by the production/consumption of goods.{{minor|<br />See also: [[Why energy usage serves as a good general estimate of carbon emissions]].}}]] | |||
* [[Planned obsolescence]] | * [[Planned obsolescence]] | ||
* [[Code bloat]] | * [[Code bloat]] | ||
* [[Right to repair]] | * [[Right to repair]] | ||