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便利さの代価
消費者は「いつでも買える」ことを望む。企業はその期待に応え(2)。こうして、需要より多く作るという仕組みが定着した。(3)、廃棄を減らそうとする動きも広がりつつある。値引き販売や予約制の導入など、工夫の余地は少なくない。
問題は仕組みだけではない。「棚が空なら不親切だ」と感じる私たちの感覚(4)、変わる必要があるのではないか。
- (1)
Explanation: “Behind that convenience is…” → 〜の裏には. 〜をよそに (ignore) is inappropriate because the subject does not ignore it.
- (2)
Explanation: Businesses are forced to meet that expectation → 応えざるを得ない.
- (3)
Explanation: Before: the mechanism of overproduction had taken root. Next: on the other hand, the emission reduction movement also spread → 一方(two-sided contrast).
- (4)
Explanation: Emphasizing that it is our feelings that need to change → 〜こそ…必要がある.