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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
We all have our different means, but our culture is focused on consumption, and as much as possible. Most here, when faced with a money crunch would drive less rather than better.
Are we really special, or are we just like any other niche interest group that looks down on people who do the exact opposite of what we do?
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I don't know if it is necessarily looking down on others, I think maybe it is more like the way things go when you have an interest in anything - the more you are interested in something, the more you pay attention to it, and therefore the more you notice people that aren't doing it. In our case though we can see positive effects on our pocketbooks, the environment, a reduction in our dependence on foreign oil etc just by doing something that we find enjoyable, so it makes it harder to understand why other people "don't get it."