Yes, it is true. Doing things that are more sustainable, both for the planet and for our own health, are often more time consuming. Many people cite this as a reason as to why they can't do the things that are suggested as ways to lighten our impact.
However, the average resident of the United States watched 4.5 hours of television per day in 2007. This amount is down from an average of 7 hours per day in 1991. ( I would guess due to a rise in internet use)
Still, that is 4.5 hours per day spent looking at a box. And that is an average number, so while many people watch less than that, many people also watch more.
4.5 hours is over a quarter of your waking life if you are getting the reccomended 8 hours of sleep every night.
If you don't have enough time to do things that are healthy for yourself and your community, how much time are you spending watching TV? And on a larger scale, what impacts do you think that this drain of time and human attention is having on our culture?
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