I don't think I've ever been off this train, at least not recently in my life.
Yeah, I figured. The mention of it was more of a way to introduce the current conversations :)
The amount of exposure I can then have to consumerism is much, much smaller.
Yes. It is about setting the environment for success at what you are looking to accomplish. If you want to spend less, don't surround yourself with advertising. Set up hurdles to watch netflix, or whatever bad habit, and make it easier to do the good ones.
Not all life is viable, and that's a tough thing for people and governments to come to terms with.
Or at least, not viable under current conditions. In some alternate timeline, perhaps :D
And, lastly, I still maintain, that if we work together to remove the things that frustrate people each day, that are genuine roadblocks to their happiness, or to them meeting their basic needs, that we can live on a better planet.
For sure. I just don't see governments or corporations removing roadblocks that diminish their financial returns and gains in power. If we want to have it, we have to do it. If government is involved, we have to control what they provide, not vice versa. Ultimately, all this business and governance should be working for us, not against our health.