We’ve all been trained to expect scarcity. It’s built into our lives. Water will become scarce. Food is scarce. Oil is scarce.
“Be afraid. Everything is running out.”
But what if that’s not true? What if technology is creating a world in which our most precious resources are going to become, for all reasonable purposes, unlimited?
Water purifying technology is becoming more and more affordable and easily deployable. Food – be it meats, grains, vegetables, etc – can now be produced in so many new and sustainable ways that it’s dizzying. Energy is getting cheaper every day, and solar technology in particular is improving at an ever faster rate.
This doesn’t mean that we can now throw a party and forget about conservation. But you can tune out the chorus of “Everything is running out!” repeated over and over by those who profit from your fear.
Things are getting better. We can solve this.