“Doing good things makes you feel good”, says perceptive ecologist
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According to some ecologists, there is a growing belief that conservation is not just good for the planet but many also benefit and bring pleasure to humans by doing good things.
Undoubtedly, saving the planet from environmental catastrophe is very important, but one reason many people are not doing their part could be because – much like going through the process of having a teenage girl try to explain the greatness of Twilight to you — while chomping on her gum and texting three of her friends all at once, about how ZOMG! Brad didn’t even look at her when he walked by in the cafeteria today because he’s moved on to some new hussy, who’s “older” and “more mature”, whatever that means — it just doesn’t sound like that much fun.
Activists have frequently told us that things like driving cars, eating red meat and jetting off overseas on holidays should be cut down or eliminated because of their hefty carbon footprints. The only problem being, in a recent survey of 5,000 North American men’s bucket lists, the top three things men want to do most before dying is: drive cars, eat red meat and jet off overseas.
But influential cabin in the woods-based writer Nate Gary has some refreshing news: conservation is not just good for the planet, it can feel immensely pleasurable too.
Undoubtedly, saving the planet from environmental catastrophe is very important, but one reason many people are not doing their part could be because – much like going through the process of having a teenage girl try to explain the greatness of Twilight to you — while chomping on her gum and texting three of her friends all at once, about how ZOMG! Brad didn’t even look at her when he walked by in the cafeteria today because he’s moved on to some new hussy, who’s “older” and “more mature”, whatever that means — it just doesn’t sound like that much fun.
Activists have frequently told us that things like driving cars, eating red meat and jetting off overseas on holidays should be cut down or eliminated because of their hefty carbon footprints. The only problem being, in a recent survey of 5,000 North American men’s bucket lists, the top three things men want to do most before dying is: drive cars, eat red meat and jet off overseas.
But influential cabin in the woods-based writer Nate Gary has some refreshing news: conservation is not just good for the planet, it can feel immensely pleasurable too.
