When I think of "sustainability", the infinity symbol is the first image that pops into my head. Currently, I see being "sustainable" as living in a way that ensures my personal survival while also maintaining and regenerating the health of the complex world around me - ecologically and socially. As of now, issues of sustainability help to teach me how I can contribute towards a just and sound global equilibrium, while also encouraging me to understand my place in the world more holistically.
These issues also make me think of those ecological footprint quizzes that Lili mentioned last Tuesday - I took one again while writing this paragraph and I was unpleasantly surprised to find that we would apparently need 3.05 Earths if everyone on the planet lived my lifestyle. I liked to think that I was a more conscious, sustainable consumer but my current standard of living is obviously still extremely excessive. This quiz made me wonder, what would a sustainable future look like? How is life as-so-many-of-us-know-it going to have to change in order to achieve these necessary goals?
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