Monday, January 07, 2008

7 R's of Anti-Sustainability

From Sustainable is Good:

  1. Refuse to consider thoughts and opinions other than your own. If you are right and everyone else is wrong, why bother?

  2. Remain glued to the status quo. After all if what you have been doing works, why take a chance on changing anything?

  3. Reject any idea that even remotely sounds like compromise even though sometimes, that is the best way to accomplish progress.

  4. Resist any new technology unless it is absolutely perfect and supports your position. “See I told you it wouldn’t work” can be all so satisfying.

  5. Ridicule anyone who appears to be profiting from their work in sustainability, especially if their margin appears to exceed your own.

  6. Repel anyone seeking knowledge or help. Everyone knowing as much as you do cannot be a good thing.

  7. Resign yourself to the fact that the environmental problem is too large to be fixed. Seek new goals that are easier to achieve!

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