The issue is that modern agricultural - industrial civilization is the thing that is taking away the choices of the people carrying water and gathering fuel, by
enabling huge population growth while simultaneously sapping resources worldwide.
Not exact matches
Given that our
populations are going to be
huge and sustained, it is imperative to focus not on environmental limits to
populations, but on the real social and technological opportunities we have to
enable both humanity and nature to thrive in the face of some very real challenges.
By removing all of this confusion regarding electric bikes, it would make it a
huge step in the right direction as it would
enable a whole new segment of the
population — those that live in hilly areas, or too far away from work, or are just intimidated by cycling — to start riding.