I am just watching "Bang goes the theory - human power" where presenters are trying really hard in showing how much energy we use. They are even using dozens of sweaty cyclists to dramatize the situation. They go even further and show how leaving laptops, TVs and other appliances on a stand-by is so wasteful that it could even destroy their studio if they released the amount of wasted energy. Now, I'm exhausted after a day's work but still, this is completely insane.
So now we should feel bad because the companies that produce these appliances are installing stand-by as one of the features, we should feel bad because innovators in these companies are producing ever new appliances that consume ever more energy (by the way, these same companies receive innovation grants from governments around the world), we should feel bad for consuming energy while energy producers constantly increase prices to fill their/government coffers with more money so their executives can drive huge petrol-guzzling cars, private jets and we should feel bad because we want to live decent lives???
Come on people, wake up! Why don't they create documentaries showing the other side of the game - the commercial side? Well, they won't because they are afraid of the consequences and losing advertising money if they upset some of the big players. They won't because it is easier to press on the average Joe but let me tell you something: We are not stupid, we know what the game is and you can show all the drama on the TV but unless you yourself change the behavior there is no way people will follow you. It's a hypocrisy game nonpareil!
