[Greenbuilding] Jevon's and plumbers

[David Bergman]

At 07:31 PM 7/30/2012, you wrote:
>On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:55:16 -0400, David Bergman <bergman at cyberg.com>
>wrote:
>
>>... but modern life is so complicated.
>>The cable box, I'm pretty sure, itself has to
>>stay powered
>
>
>I suspect that the following will offend many but that's my job, eh ?
>
>I'm compelled to say that this is another of those First Worlders' False
>Dilemmas.

I excoriate people for posing false dilemmas all the time. I agree 
this a First World problem, but I'd say it's not totally a false 
dilemma because the choice you're suggesting involves "sacrificing" 
something that many people value. Yes, I could live without the SyFy 
and TCM channels -- and probably even be a better person for it -- 
but it's not the same kind of false dilemma as, say, choosing between 
paper or plastic bags.

ps -- I know I've been flooding the forum today. Just been that kind 
of day...will try to cut back.


David
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