Written after my Sustainability Class on Tuesday

[shychick72]

The ground for sustainability comes down to the free thinking individual. There seems to be two core groups of thought when it comes to this topic. The tree hugging, tofu eating, environmentalist vs. the consumer driven capitalist who just wants to live their life in comfort, living off the fat of the land. Then the meat. And then sucking the

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[shychick72]

They are overly generalized terms and I wrote this more as a reaction to what my class was lectured on. But the biggest thing I took away from it was that I see a problem. And you see a problem too. But the big difference is that just because we see a problem doesn't mean everyone does. We can't force people to change their minds or their values just because we see a problem. So I think we should stop wasting time trying to convince people there is a problem and just fix the bloody thing ourselves. No one wants to hear there is this huge massive problem because it is overwhelming. That's what I don't like about my sustainability class. All we hear is what's wrong and there is no easy answer. And what my lecturer was going on was how there is nothing that brings humanity together as a whole any more. We are fractured individuals who have their own minds and ideas and values. Some people are happy living off the fat of the land not really caring about the repercussions of their actions. So yea it's just frustrating. But that's why I'm in school and took this class. So I can see what little ole me can do to make my difference in the world.

p.s. I love your icon but man is it distracting. I notice myself moving in my seat just like pooh bear.