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- Hometown:
- Singapore
- About Me:
- I'm currently a full-time student of Psychology. Used to be a prison officer for 7 years, rehabilitating prisoners. I enjoy reading, yoga, music and travelling. I'm passionate about living a simple and purposeful life which does not inflict so much stress on the environment, where there is less consumerism and wastage.
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To lessen stress on the environment, i think we should buy less things and throw away less stuff. I personally feel that having mega-stores in S'pore doesn't auger well for the green movement, because this encourages people to consume more, and inevitably to throw away more so as to make room for new possessions / consumables. I'm always amazed at the furniture that are left at the rubbish collection centres in my neighbourhood. So many things are still in good condition. It's no coincidence that we have huge IKEA and COURTS springing up, and new hypermarkets are on their way...
I guess it's the entire Capitalism mindset at work. To tackle the energy and climate crisis, we also need to shift at the mental model level, that what we have is never enough, and we need more and more things to be happy.