Are there aspects of your daily life that you know contribute to your carbon footprint but you are unwilling to compromise to change them? In other words, what about your life is “off the table” when it comes to carbon emissions? It's OK to admit it- we all have these cherished behaviors!
Off the Table? >
Technology, Travel and Driving are all off the table
These things are off limits, I depend too much on them at this point to give them up. Had You asked me this question a couple years ago, I would have probably only said travel. Unfortunately, many things have changed for me since then.
Technology is a want but it can become a need. I wanted it when I bought it, but now that I have it and I use it in for so many things I have to do, it is a need. I have integrated it into my life so much that if I try to rid myself of it, everything will fall apart and it will take a while to pick up the pieces.
Travel is something I believe is a need. It helps you be more open, it helps to have a change of scene, and it develops your mind. My parents taught me the importance of traveling so it is something I have a deep personal connection with.
Driving for me is necessary, its my therapy. When I am worried or stressed, I drive around town with someone for as long as I can and when I get home, I'm happy again.
These three things I really cannot compromise about.
Technology has become an every day thing. Without it I would not be able to sit here and respond to you. I believe that is started as a want, but has definitely become a need. It is integrated in to just about every aspect of life. I can relate to you about driving when I get stressed. It really is therapy. It clears my mind.
Naomy T, I agree with exactly you said. I also feel as if one can not live without technology today. Also, I know what you mean when you say driving is your therapy. The feeling of the open road as you travel really helps the mind. I also liked how you opened your statement with " Had You asked me this question a couple years ago, I would have probably only said travel." Your opinion is well stated and I whole-heartedly agree!
Naomy T,
I agree with you. In the day and age that we live in technology has become a necessity. In a lot of schools technology is used to teach the students, data and information is mostly put into some kind of database or website, and a lot of entertainment can be found with the click of a button or mouse. Driving is something that most people can't live without. Most people commute to get to their jobs, or to get food, etc. Traveling in my opinion though is more of a want than a need. For some people they have to travel because of their jobs, but for a lot of people they travel because they want to. It does help to create a more well rounded person but on most occasions it is not something that you need to survive.
Becca Mooresville NC 15 / Using less technology can help with your carbon footprint become lower.
I definitely agree with you when you say that you've been so accustomed to these pieces of technology that now you need them in your life because I am the same way. Ever since I got my car I've had to use it so much that now if I don't have it, it's a burden. But some ways that we can limit this are find things to do where we don't need to drive as far. Also driving is good therapy but maybe there are some other things that could help you calm down.
I don't think we would be able to get rid of technology now a days. We are becoming more technology advanced. So there is no way we can get rid of technology. Almost everyone is using it in the world. Everywhere you look there is someone on a cellphone. People have adapted to technology and now we need it.





