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We can’t eliminate every environmental threat overnight, but we can weed out some of the worst offenders by imposing steep tariffs on poor-quality imports. We know we have to phase out using fossil fuels, but where do we start? Let’s start by banning petroleum imports from areas like the Amazon, the tar sands in Alberta and the swamps of southeastern Nigeria, one of the most [polluted](https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-niger-delta-oil-pollution/?sref=B3uFyqJT) places in the world.
Opinion | Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard On the High Stakes of Low Quality - The New York Times
Yvon Chouinard
Though the terrain of frustration may be vast – from a stubbed toe to an untimely death – at the heart of every frustration lies a basic structure: the collision of a wish with an unyielding reality.
The Consolations of Philosophy
Alain De Botton
Spending your days trying to get experiences “under your belt”, in an effort to maximise your collection of experiences, or to feel more confident about the future supply of similar experiences, means placing yourself in a position from which you can never enjoy them fully, because there’s a different agenda at play.
The Imperfectionist: You Can't Hoard Life
Oliver Burkeman
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