ya, well you must think that resources are getter scarcer and scarcer, cheap labour like the one that was available in the 90's is harder to find (e.g. China's economy, standards of living has increased dramatically, thus increasing production costs for everything produced in these countries..)
What I'm trying to say is that we all must leave behind the idea that we can live/spend/consume without thinking of the consequences and without regards to where those resources come from and how sustainable they are produced.
IMHO, the "oil problem" that we all see in the media and that has been discussed from so many angles is only the very small tip of the iceberg, there are other resources much more important that we need to think about, such as clean air , fresh water, clean oceans, global warming,forests, endangered species, intensive farming and so much more.... Of course the oil plays a major role in this intricate "play" and right now it's one of the main actors, the point of focus...I'm more worried about what will happen after that, as other more important resources become more and more scarce...even though I'll probably be gone by then or too old to care
L.E. was joking about the "too old to care part"..it's never too late for anything...