"The problem is that we are too tolerant of stupid people."
"I would tend to call them uneducated or ignorant, rather than stupid. I believe most all people have a capacity to learn far more than they know."
Why, how optimistic of you!
I, on the other hand, have a lot more cynicism and pessimism in me.
In order for people to learn, they have to care ... to
want to be a better person. Too many travel the path of glorious least-resitance and requires thought and work. Our dumbed-down society allows, even CATERS to them for being, selfish passive potatoes on the sofa of life.
People need a carrot AND a stick. The stick, in this case, is expensive fuel. I'm not sure what the carrot is ... a tax break on a hybrid car? Maybe. What about a tax break on wheel skirts?
I'm all for it ... as many folks on this forum would be ... but I don't see it happening anytime soon.
I like
hunkybizkit's suggestions ... but I don't see people planning their purchases carefully. Too much of our buying is an emotional impulse. It's feeling rather than thinking and (unfortunately) our economy of the last 20-30 years is built on this phenomenon.
