the whole subject and issue is so large a nuanced there will never be an end to the ranting

I think I agree. I don’t know much about it, but I’ve read of some examples, like circular economy, that are really effective in a short-scale environment. Nuclear energy is very controversial though; I would agree that renewable energy isn’t still worth the cost, but I hope that there will be innovative ideas that may help. About the third paragraph: very interesting. The thing is, globalization can’t be avoided; what you’re saying already exists, but because there’s competitivity, and people prefer mainstream products, it would be hard to regress to separated villages and cities, in my opinion. I hope I understood that correctly, let me know