I'm not opposed to technology. Because of population density we need technology to survive. What I'm opposed to is the wasteful use of the precious resources we have. We need to utilise modern technology's wonderful potential to get the most out of what we have.

When you consider that so many people (in Sydney, where I live) commute to work on their own in their cars, and that every 30 of those cars could be replaced with one bus, you can only conclude that it's madness.

Similarly that we're still using incandescent bulbs. Or that many office buildings leave their lights on 24 hours a day. Or that people here run air conditioners 6 months of the year (we are not living in the tropics - I'd say there's probably 10 days a year here where aircon is necessary for any healthy adult - obv the sick or the elderly are another story).

Everywhere you look there are gross inefficiencies, things that could be fixed with a little planning, expenditure, collaboration, and compromise. It saddens me that we seem to be too selfish and disorganised.