squandering that the current generations are built upon.
What is your basis for determining what constitutes "squandering"? Does wearing machine-washed clothes qualify? Buying new clothes so you feel good about the way you look? How about using a dishwasher to wash dishes? What about having a pet dog? How about building new homes, spacious enough so you have room to pursue hobbies and keep rooms from being cluttered and overwhelming?
For example, the "vast quantity" of food "at low prices" you describe exist at the detriment of someone else in the world.
You have offered no evidence to support this. Ad hominems ("extremely simplistic and naive") won't cut it here.
Because I assumed it's common knowledge. Take a look at any of the countries that supply most of the world with food, natural resources, etc. Most of them are not anywhere near the first world in terms of wealth, living standards, etc. for the local population, and yet they are the major providers.
> What is your basis for determining what constitutes "squandering"?
Most of human activity could be classified as squandering. We don't need most of the stuff that we have or consume. And yet it's very hard to give it up for the benefit of everyone else.
> Ad hominems ...
Not an ad hominem considering I spent the preceding paragraphs pointing out how your opinions were simplistic and naive.
What is your basis for determining what constitutes "squandering"? Does wearing machine-washed clothes qualify? Buying new clothes so you feel good about the way you look? How about using a dishwasher to wash dishes? What about having a pet dog? How about building new homes, spacious enough so you have room to pursue hobbies and keep rooms from being cluttered and overwhelming?
For example, the "vast quantity" of food "at low prices" you describe exist at the detriment of someone else in the world.
You have offered no evidence to support this. Ad hominems ("extremely simplistic and naive") won't cut it here.