http://www.begreenminded.com/2008/08/back-to-school-and-work-greened/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-to-school-and-work-greened Changing the world, one person at a time. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.begreenminded.com/2008/08/back-to-school-and-work-greened/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Sandy Lenthall Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:02:24 +0000 http://begreenminded.com/?p=77#comment-18 Two big differences in how generations view being "greenminded (1) those who have lived through a depression and WWII, when availability was the question, not a choice. People learned how to "do without." This is not a part of later generations' viewpoints. (2) "need versus want" was much more clearly defined with "want" denied, put on hold or reserved for special events, birthdays, holidays, etc. This is reflected in the current oil debate. Cutting use, doing without or with less is not a point being seriously considered. The "want" part is dominant and how to make this happen are the discussion points. It is easy to understand this when the viewpoint has not been affected by periods of real economic depression. Two big differences in how generations view being “greenminded (1) those who have lived through a depression and WWII, when availability was the question, not a choice. People learned how to “do without.” This is not a part of later generations’ viewpoints. (2) “need versus want” was much more clearly defined with “want” denied, put on hold or reserved for special events, birthdays, holidays, etc.
This is reflected in the current oil debate. Cutting use, doing without or with less is not a point being seriously considered. The “want” part is dominant and how to make this happen are the discussion points. It is easy to understand this when the viewpoint has not been affected by periods of real economic depression.

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