Net Impact Blog Consequences of Overproduction and Overconsumption

By Net Impact As the world copes with an unprecedented global pandemic, many people are reconsidering their levels of consumption in relation to their needs. For some people, a loss of income has caused them to reprioritize the things that are actually essential. For others, social distancing has caused them to eat fewer meals at restaurants, buy fewer clothes, use less gasoline, and find entertainment in things that don’t require as much money or waste so much time or energy. And in light of the effects of overproduction and overconsumption on the world economy and environment, perhaps this is not entirely a bad thing. Continue reading »