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It seems every attempt to save us time and energy winds up costing more to the environment. Recent campaigning by Benoit Montreuil has shown there is another way to distriubute goods sustainably by using a physical internet.
Think Globally, Buy Locally?
Consumers are able to buy almost everything online now if they choose. The Economist recently published an article on the uncertain future of the “bricks & mortar” bookshop. The Guardian predicts that the online grocery market will “double within five years.” All these predictions lead one to believe that the only value left in a bricks & mortar shop is to display consumer goods as an art gallery would. But whereas in an art gallery the items are for sale, the shops will only be for you to look, touch and feel; nothing will be for sale and all of your purchases will be made later either at home or with a smartphone.
