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By Don Arthur, published 19/6/2009Defining a PoMa: PoMas are appalled by consumerism and overconsumption. Their lifestyle isn’t materialistic but it is expensive.
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Sure, they're failing, but I'll take someone who at least attempts to do the right thing, over someone who belittles those who take an interest in such matters and justifies their laziness by pretending that nothing they do has any impact at all.
I ain't a PoMa. I won't be in a position to buy a Prius anytime soon. But I don't like seeing pieces like this used as an excuse to justify apathy.
Ok, so a fair amount of this is satire - but at its core, I'd like to see more of a discussion about the standard of living we accept as sustainable - on a more serious level, the piece appears to be lambasting people who aspire to the upper-middle class, which is portrayed as inevitably being environmentally unfriendly, and still a vicious cycle of consumption.
So... what's a genuinely fulfilling, non-hypocritical and most importantly, an *acceptable* standard of living which takes into account environmental concerns and sustainability?