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SL- I'm with you there.

I won't buy into the propeganda, but I do recognize that some of the green stuff is valid. I try to reduce how much stuff we buy (and throw away), I bring my own waterbottle instead of buying disposable bottles, we try to reduce the number of miles driven and to make our car trips as efficient as possible. Many of our miles here in town during good weather are done by bike, instead of driving. That hits both the paying-for-gas thing, and the going-to-the-gym thing.

I try to live the efficient, frugal life that I wish more people would do. I don't need to keep up with Beverly Hills. Talking to other people is the next thing; if people see us passing up buying things, maybe they'll do the same.

Our economy is built on BUY BUY BUY and it's ultimately unsustainable- that leads to high debt, low wealth, and lots of trash in landfills. I'm not sure what the overall solution is, but I know that I just can't fall in line with mindless consumerism. Our society and economy are probably going to have to change, honestly.