One way of looking at this is that there is a dichotomy here - the short term rewards of getting 2 cars ahead is a lot more reinforcing than possible negative long term consequences. The problem again is to make the longer term consequences far more noticeable.
larry >Maybe this is a silly point to make but here it goes anyway...=D > >The Environment, and why the general attitude toward preservation pisses >me off: > >For the most part (as I see it), people have a general disregard for the >FUTURE of our planet and the quality of life we are in essence >determining for future generations. > >Sure, plenty of people will say they would do this or that to protect >the environment if it were only easier, but just as the saying goes, >'would it be worth anything if it were easy?' > >I am not saying that I am not completely guilty of this. > >Would I drive a Hybrid? Yes. At what point? If it were affordable, >reliable and still allowed me to drive as much as I drive now. > >Smoking? > >Same thing, people generally don't give a damn whether or not they are >effectively killing the people around them because it satisfies a /NEED/ >they have. > >What it boils down to in my mind is whether or not a REAL sense of >caring exists for your fellow man. > >For instance, I don't think I ever get so infuriated as when I am just >entering a highway and a person flies by me on the shoulder just to get >2 cars ahead, COMPLETELY disregarding the safety and well being of >other. Nothing makes me grind my teeth with a evil gleam in my eye more >than that. Maybe it is because I had a dear friend who was walking on >the shoulder because of a flat tire and was killed by such an as***le, >or maybe it is just the lack of caring the person shows by doing this. > >In short, 'we are in this s**t together'. And If it doesn't get better, >it will only get worse and I'm not sure worse is much better...=D > >Sorry for the rant, > >And back to the issue at hand. > >Love thy neighbor, and ride a frigging horse and carriage.... ;) > >-chris > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
