New research by the University of Arizona finds that buying green has no positive effect on psychological wellbeing. It also has a more limited environmental benefit than the other option – simply buying less.
Source – wakeup-world.com
– “…The study, published in the journal Young Consumer, found that reduced consumption – buying less, repairing items instead of replacing them, avoiding impulse purchases and so on – was linked to a higher level of personal wellbeing and a lower level of psychological distress. Green buying did not show such links”
Why Buying Less is Better Than Buying Green – By Nikki Harper
We all know that we all buy too much stuff. Consumer culture, particularly in the developed world, has never been more heavily promoted, with advertising bombarding us night and day via smartphones and other devices. Every consumer choice has an environmental impact of some kind. From planned obsolescence to the management of waste products, there are environmental issues at every stage of the consumer process.
(Also Read: Minimalism – By Rex Weyler @ https://rielpolitik.com/2018/10/16/return-to-eden-minimalism-by-rex-weyler/)
In an effort to counter this, many of us…
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I totally agree.
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Same here, Rosaliene, and we need to keep repeating the message loud and clear.
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The proof? Hoarding and obesity.
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Good point, Sha’Tara. I think both problems are closely related to the breakdown in community. I think there’s strong evidence that human beings have very strong social needs – when they’re deliberately frustrated they get expressed in really perverse ways.
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