1 hr 22 min
Eating Chillies for a Hotter World? 🥵 Minimalism, Consumerism & Climate Optimism with Aakash Ranison Sustainable Tea with Shreya Ghodawat
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Can money buy happiness or is relentless consumption compounding our collective misery? Most of us want the latest phones, snazziest shoes, expensive watches and fanciest cars. A show and tell life of comfort. The deeper our pockets go, the more our desire grows.. No matter how many things we manage to accumulate, it seems to be never enough.Constantly comparing ourselves to others that may have what we secretly want. Sometimes going beyond our means to acquire or display a false sense of status.But how often do we sit down and think about why we feel this way?Within this capitalist culture of consumerism and ‘retail therapy’, what is it that we really seek? Is it just social validation or to be seen as people of value and human beings?In this episode of Sustainable Tea with Shreya, Shreya Ghodawat and Aakash Ranison discuss the concept of minimalism, changing the definition of aspiration by consuming less, his humble upbringing and the strong female influences that shaped his life, solving the conflict between name and identity, offsetting carbon impact with plant-based principles, the disconnect with religious views, rejecting existing norms to uphold personal values, how billionaires are profiting off millions going hungry/ food insecurity, investing in sustainable solutions to address climate change, cycling towards his love for travel, how to make money as an activist, and what it means to be an eternal climate optimist, all with a spicy chilli eating competition and banter in between.
What we discuss:
0:00- Trailer
1:06- Intro–The Story of a Queen Mother’s Minimalist Son
3:30- The Value Disconnect with Religion
6:32- Cycling Towards Childhood Aspirations and New Travel Goals
8:30- Social Validation and its Link to High Consumption Patterns
11:08- Increasing Hunger in the Face of Growing Food
16:43- Advertising the Myth of Masculinity, Celebrations and Eating Meat
18:05- The Humbling Experience of a Lower Middle Class Upbringing
22:03- Understanding Different Diets and their Carbon Impact
24:51- The Complexities and Rewards of Investing in Sustainability
27:14- How You Can Make Money As an Activist
34:58- Exploring the Two Way Solution to Climate Change
52:44- Finding Comfort in Inexpensive Plant-based Meals
54:49- Biting Into the Hottest Chilli Challenge
1:09:00- What’s in a Last Name?
1:13:51- The Positive Influence of Women
1:17:51- Holding onto the Hope of a Climate Optimist 1:19:51- Supporting Aakash in His Limitless Endeavours
#climate #climatechange #climateaction #carbonfootprint #sustainability #minimalist #minimalism #environment #awareness #ecofriendly #ecoconscious #plantbased #foodinsecurity #values #ethics #greentech #greenfuture #change #vegan #nature #earth #planet #zerowaste #lessismore #greenliving #ethicalliving #consciousliving #carbonfootprint #unconventional #empowerment #upbringing #apiration #travel #greenenergy #renewablenergy #savetheplanet #carbonemissions #sustainableliving
Can money buy happiness or is relentless consumption compounding our collective misery? Most of us want the latest phones, snazziest shoes, expensive watches and fanciest cars. A show and tell life of comfort. The deeper our pockets go, the more our desire grows.. No matter how many things we manage to accumulate, it seems to be never enough.Constantly comparing ourselves to others that may have what we secretly want. Sometimes going beyond our means to acquire or display a false sense of status.But how often do we sit down and think about why we feel this way?Within this capitalist culture of consumerism and ‘retail therapy’, what is it that we really seek? Is it just social validation or to be seen as people of value and human beings?In this episode of Sustainable Tea with Shreya, Shreya Ghodawat and Aakash Ranison discuss the concept of minimalism, changing the definition of aspiration by consuming less, his humble upbringing and the strong female influences that shaped his life, solving the conflict between name and identity, offsetting carbon impact with plant-based principles, the disconnect with religious views, rejecting existing norms to uphold personal values, how billionaires are profiting off millions going hungry/ food insecurity, investing in sustainable solutions to address climate change, cycling towards his love for travel, how to make money as an activist, and what it means to be an eternal climate optimist, all with a spicy chilli eating competition and banter in between.
What we discuss:
0:00- Trailer
1:06- Intro–The Story of a Queen Mother’s Minimalist Son
3:30- The Value Disconnect with Religion
6:32- Cycling Towards Childhood Aspirations and New Travel Goals
8:30- Social Validation and its Link to High Consumption Patterns
11:08- Increasing Hunger in the Face of Growing Food
16:43- Advertising the Myth of Masculinity, Celebrations and Eating Meat
18:05- The Humbling Experience of a Lower Middle Class Upbringing
22:03- Understanding Different Diets and their Carbon Impact
24:51- The Complexities and Rewards of Investing in Sustainability
27:14- How You Can Make Money As an Activist
34:58- Exploring the Two Way Solution to Climate Change
52:44- Finding Comfort in Inexpensive Plant-based Meals
54:49- Biting Into the Hottest Chilli Challenge
1:09:00- What’s in a Last Name?
1:13:51- The Positive Influence of Women
1:17:51- Holding onto the Hope of a Climate Optimist 1:19:51- Supporting Aakash in His Limitless Endeavours
#climate #climatechange #climateaction #carbonfootprint #sustainability #minimalist #minimalism #environment #awareness #ecofriendly #ecoconscious #plantbased #foodinsecurity #values #ethics #greentech #greenfuture #change #vegan #nature #earth #planet #zerowaste #lessismore #greenliving #ethicalliving #consciousliving #carbonfootprint #unconventional #empowerment #upbringing #apiration #travel #greenenergy #renewablenergy #savetheplanet #carbonemissions #sustainableliving
1 hr 22 min