Is having the latest technology a want or a need?
How often do you get a new cel phone or mp3 player? Did you really need a new model? Do you consider the environmental impact of these purchases? If you are addicted, how can you break your addiction?
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Are people willing to give up their wants?
Many people are concerned about climate change, but it is unclear if the majority of people will be willing to give up small luxuries like driving in personal cars instead of using public transportation for the sake of the climate. In a study conducted across 17 advanced economies, a median of 34% will willing to make "a lot of changes" to their daily lives to fight climate change. There is also interesting disparity across the United States of who is willing to give up non crucial wants. 94% of US citizens who identified as part of the 'left' said they would be willing to make "a lot of/some" changes to their lifestyles, while only 45% of US citizens who identified as on the 'right' were willing to make these changes. However, many people are willing to make 'at least some' changes to their lifestyles, with a median of 80% across all those surveyed.
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021 … -and-work/