Um, the human nature is only conserned with their lives witch is supported by money. People only care about themselves and usually only want their lives to be better so they want to save their money to make their lives better.
That's a pretty extremist and narrow minded viewpoint, don't you think? You're telling me every single person in the entire world doesn't care about anything outside of him or herself? I bet you would get a pretty long list of people on this forum alone that are involved in jobs, clubs, activities, etc. that have little to do with personal gain.
The cleaner resourse end is all just an effect that is caused by the want for cheeper energy.
And cheaper energy is only good for me since I only care about myself? And here I thought it would be beneficial for everyone, and better for the environment. As I said, it may be an outcome, but it that doesn't mean it was all just smoke and mirrors and we all were deceived. Like it or not, the whole world is not being duped or tricked into thinking that cheaper and more efficient energy is just self sustaining, egotistical, selfish behavior.
Last time I checked, one person doesn't change the entire countries transportation alone.
Maybe so, but do you think that every single innovation was spawned by a conglomerate of CEOs in their private jets, getting lapdances, while watching youtube on their iPods? For example, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. One man revolutionized the way the entire world communicates.
if they don't complain (debating and express their views) no one else well understand what you think and nothing will happen. Like it or not complaining is nessecary to convince others to act as well.
I think you missed the part in my post where I agree with that. My point, that apparently wasn't clear enough, was that only complaining doesn't do anything. Yes, the complaints act as a catalyst for revolution. But at the end of the day, the people who only complained only reap the benefits of the people who changed the world. At the end of the day, the people who only complained get to say just that: "I wasn't a part of the change. I just complained." I suppose they could say, "If it wasn't for my complaining and inaction, we wouldn't have hybrid cars." Talk about selfish! It was Gandhi who said, "
You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
There is a huge difference between just complaining in casual conversation and complaining and being adamant about nothing ever changing.
Everyone who complained about how slow letters got to their loved ones back in the 1800s only got the benefits of being able to call them with a telephone, which I might add was thanks to
one man; which, is totally counter intuitive to your argument about the self serving ideology everyone seems to possess.
I might add that my posts may seem rather "idealistic" and "grand," but I want to be clear that it is extremely applicable to the topic at hand.
xvart.
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This argument is pointless. I am not going to bother checking this thread again.
Okay... thanks for the update...