Ok, but where did I even suggest that we should maintain the status quo? It’s always important to consider all effects of whichever actions you take. Saying that “it’s important to consider the economic ramifications” does not say anything about what the conclusions those considerations should come to.
If you want real change, and more importantly effective change, all socio-political and economic ramifications should be considered, and accounted for/mitigated as necessary.
It’s very simple to tear things down in name of ideals, but this type thinking has to happen (preferably beforehand) in order to actually build something better afterwards.
My apologies if I exaggerated your response but it is one that I have often come across when I have this same debate with others around me.
My main point is that if we keep doing what we are doing now, then problems will persist.
We need societal change on a global level and although that carries a certain level of risk of whether or not it would make anything better or worse … I believe it is far better than the alternative of certain demise if we keep doing what we are doing now.
I would rather prefer we take the chance at global change … rather than stay where we are with certain future disaster.
Ok, but where did I even suggest that we should maintain the status quo? It’s always important to consider all effects of whichever actions you take. Saying that “it’s important to consider the economic ramifications” does not say anything about what the conclusions those considerations should come to.
If you want real change, and more importantly effective change, all socio-political and economic ramifications should be considered, and accounted for/mitigated as necessary.
It’s very simple to tear things down in name of ideals, but this type thinking has to happen (preferably beforehand) in order to actually build something better afterwards.
My apologies if I exaggerated your response but it is one that I have often come across when I have this same debate with others around me.
My main point is that if we keep doing what we are doing now, then problems will persist.
We need societal change on a global level and although that carries a certain level of risk of whether or not it would make anything better or worse … I believe it is far better than the alternative of certain demise if we keep doing what we are doing now.
I would rather prefer we take the chance at global change … rather than stay where we are with certain future disaster.