America's Energy Extravagance | Will A Hummer Mentality Bury Us?

America’s Energy Extravagance | Will A Hummer Mentality Bury Us?

Cha makes a very interesting point, saying that at the current rate of consumption, we would need the resources of two earths to meet our global demands. But if the world consumes the way Americans do, we will need the resources of five earths. Note that many futurists argue that technology and invention will solve this scarcity challenge; we just don’t know how.

A key question is whether America’s pursuit of conspiculous, divine-right consumption pattern gives us a better lifestyle. AOC is committed to saying ‘no’, it does not. Cha explains: