When is enough, enough?
When everyone has enough? When everyone has access to enough? When everyone has access to enough in a plethora of styles? When everyone has access to a plethora of styles, in a wide variety of places, with competing price points and features? When is enough, enough?
If we can’t manufacture everything, for everybody, at all of the times, then what kind of system does that leave us? I have some thoughts and you can find them here:
Solarium - Deliveries at the speed of life
What do you think can be done in regards to overproduction of goods? Should there be consequences for producing more than can be consumed? Do you think capitalism can be tamed in such a way?
Would love to hear your thoughts! Together our voices will make a stronger world!
Also, thanks for reading! :)
Well written, I enjoyed the read!
I think first of all we should produce everything we can locally, and from renewable resources.
I see a solarpunk future with a lot of baskets for example, as soon as me (and others) can be arsed to learn how to make them. The material grows everywhere (or can be grown on former parking lots and golf courses). Mud/clay also used to be an all time favourite for local building but now we rather fill trucks with concrete and drive that around.
Of course this kind of low-tech doesn’t account for all the items we might want to use, but it would probably do away with most of the supply chain. I mean, right now there’s raw materials shipped to China to produce plastic baskets and those are shipped to Europe for me to buy. They come in different colours for me to choose and break after a couple of years. Who but an absolute idiot could possibly come up with an idea like that?