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reduce everything including yourself (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago by stabby_cicada to c/memes

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[–] poVoq 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I am assuming from your last paragraph that you are US American? Because as an US American you can do much more to reduce, given that Europeans with a similar if not better quality of life use significantly less energy.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

So that states that the type of homes commonly in America are more energy-intensive than in Europe. Where they have more apartments and duplexes. I don't think Americans can really affect what kind of homes are built. And while individuals can choose smaller homes or attached homes, that doesn't work en masse because of what's available.

And a lot of the energy use is AC and heat. Things that people NEED in America with our climates and things that are literally deadly to not have. So these are not things people can do reliably. And that doesn't even get into that people pick the homes they can afford near their jobs and with the housing market, generally don't have huge amounts of choice.