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Originally Posted by PeterM
right now an increasing number of people even reading this are already struggling. Keeping a small businesses afloat, paying the mortgage, straining under extortionate increased costs to the basics of living, electricity, water, food, shelter, fuel.
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The problem is global. In the big global picture, any of us here on this forum have access to internet, electricity and water. That puts us in the top few % of the world in terms of wealth. Whether we think we are struggling or not, if we can afford to buy a telescope to fulfill our hobby - we are doing more than merely struggling with "the basics of living". The majority of the world really is struggling, and, hence, the enviroment is a low priority for them. When you don't know where your next meal is coming from, you don't care if you hunt the last meat out of your district. When your home is one room for 7 people, you chop down the last tree to keep warm for one more night without replanting, etc...
The problem is large and complex - the solution will be tricky...