What modern conveniences are the least we need?

[meadowlander]

117. The first four are drops in the ocean in terms of emissions.

I have terrible allergies and the only way I can stay on top of dust mites is to be out of the room while they are being hoovered up. Robot vacuums are a life saver for me.

I figure since I don't have kids or pets, didn't own a car until I was 43, have less than 40,000km on my 10 year old used car, work at home full time and never buy anything I'm not happy to dust for the next 40 years, I'm not really the issue.

The calculus will be different for different people but suggest the focus should be on the big ticket items, not novelty goods that are mostly electric powered anyway.

Some people will be willing to go vegetarian, some people can give up air travel, some people can live in smaller houses, some people can ditch the second car, some people can grow most of their own food and limit consumption to only necessities.

Having said that, though, I would have a rant about electronics that are built to be obsolete in two or three years and pointlessly "smart" things like refrigerators, Alexa/Siri-type aids that only exist to stop having to cross a room and do something yourself. If it's absolutely essential to someone's lifestyle (e.g. they are disabled), have at it and make up the difference somewhere else. But I think those are obvious examples of where the drivers of capitalism are clearly out of step with actual human needs and the good of the planet.