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Buying things from far away is the point of living in a modern, global economy. You don't get people on your side by telling them they want the wrong things. The way forward is to give people what they want in a sustainable way.

If someone's feet hurt, you don't tell them to lie down for the rest of their lives. You tell them to get better shoes.

Global trade reduces global warfare, too.

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I'm happy about warfare channeling through economic relations but the rest is bullshit IMO. I believe more in locality rather than having constant supply of things from all over the world. And that it's "THE" point of a modern economy couldn't be more pointless to me.

I'm genuinely curious about what is the right size of "local"

same timezone, same latitude band ?

That means a car economy, the question of what is local is a good one, there is a reason the world population is spread out the way it is.

- grow more vegetables and fruits nearby (lots of unused space)

eat them

- gather local material as much as possible

use them with creativity (see the wood based buildings for instance)

I don't accept the "world status" anymore

Or at least price the unsustainable goods to reflect the harm they're doing to the environment, and use that extra money to help fix it.

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