“Let’s not fall into the trap of conventions and habits and convince ourselves that the way we are consuming now is next to impossible to alter because of regulated options, economic limitations, cultural norms, accessibility, or whichever excuse we come up with. Let’s remember that just as it is momentarily the norm to mindlessly shop and consume, it could easily become the new norm not to; to radically reduce one’s consumption and to focus on the usage and aesthetic nourishment of the objects one owns and invests in. Something being the norm doesn’t mean that it is carved in stone. Norms are changeable. Not easily changeable, but nevertheless changeable. Cherishing, mending, and repairing one’s belongings could become the new normal.” ConventionsConsumptionOverconsumptionCulture QuotesMendingRepairingNormsSustainability Quotes Book:Anti-trend, Resilient Design and the Art of Sustainable Living Source: Anti-trend, Resilient Design and the Art of Sustainable Living
“I am not on a mission that involves preaching doomsday. Yes, there are definitely a lot of pollution-based problems in the world. And, yes, we most certainly need to change our consumption and production ways radically in order to stop ongoing climate change, inequality, and mindless consumption. But I think that one of the many reasons this “turning things around” is so hard is that the way we are being told to change things is lecture-based and fear driven.” ConsumptionFear QuotesDoomsdaySustainability QuotesPollution QuotesConsumerism Quotes Book:Anti-trend, Resilient Design and the Art of Sustainable Living Source: Anti-trend, Resilient Design and the Art of Sustainable Living