Less is More in a Resource Optimized World

 It is not very difficult to hate cost cutting. After all, who wants to have less, when our body and soul crave for more. Isn't it the biggest impediment to the noble human endeavor of the pursuit of happiness?

 So, then how did this abhorrent concept take root in our consciousness? Why does anybody decide to go down this slippery slope? It's a suicidal race to the bottom and when you start cutting fat, it almost always reaches the flesh and eventually, the bone.

The trigger that leads to all the slash and burn that organisations resort to is WASTE. It is everywhere and the enormity of the damn thing churns the acid in our stomachs.

For example, every unit of electricity generated from fossil fuels is a body blow to our planet's ecological balance and a withdrawal of a currency that cannot be regenerated. Still upwards of 40% is wasted due to poor transmission and distribution.

Tonnes of grains rot in warehouses, while a lion's share of our population do not have enough to eat.

Only a tiny proportion of the earth's land mass has been utilized for civilization, but most overcrowded cities are squeezing the life out of their inhabitants.

I deliberately stay away from wastage of money because it is a completely tamed, shape shifting animal. All that one needs to do when they run out of money is to print more of it. In any case, it will be completely useless when everything else has run out, apart from probably being a good source of fibre for those of us who don't mind the foul smell and the dry taste.

Now, I come to the point. Nobody needs to consume less or endure deprivation in a world without waste. This is where OPTIMIZATION of resources comes in. A systematic approach to ensuring optimal utilization and allocation of resources will maximize availability.

The competency of resource optimization has been refined into a fine art by its accomplished practitioners. Techniques that can be deployed verifiably ensure that not an ounce more than what is required has been expended. Scaling this capability has the capacity to satiate unlimited want of any kind.

I am not MLK, but I too have a dream. A dream of a world where RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION will ensure that there is not just enough for everyone's need but also for everyone's greed.