I’m good with self sustainable land in the sticks and minimalism, own some. I would now live in a tent completely broke before I ever live in the mental institution of a city again. But there is a compromise that works well for both your environment and yourself. “Extremism” is the root of all evil in everything. You really can use it without insisting on completely destroying it based on bias prejudices. Respectful “multi-use” actually works well for both man and nature.
Why tear all your own trees out of your yard because you hate the concept of treehuggers? It would be ignorance and foolishness. But this is how strong the prejudices actually are. Just mention the keywords “nature”, “sustainable”, or “protect the environment” around here and you will get stoned. Conservatives are not allowed to compromise on things like that or they will be excommunicated. It always has to be one polar extreme or the other, compromising middle ground that works for both is taboo.
Funny that conservative farmers are very environmental oriented, and hunters were THE very first environmentalists...
I understand. I’m very concerned with keeping our environment healthy and being a good protector of it.
The problem is that ‘environmentalism’ has been so politicized, and used as an excuse to transfer wealth and weaken successful states like the US, in favor of backward ones.
People here have seen through that dishonesty, and often have a ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to anything labeled as ‘environmental concern’.
We have to stop being as ‘knee-jerk’ as our enemies are, and promote actual science that proves the enemies to be in the wrong.