The feedback loop has to be restored at the individual level too. There should be gauges on heavy appliances such as air conditioners and refrigerators, ticking off the electricity consumed and the cost, as on a gas pump. Perhaps people should have to take their own trash to the dump, the way they do in rural areas. And let's not forget us politicians. If we had to list all major contributors on our office stationery and campaign ads, it would have a sanitizing effect that few other steps could match.
Feedback loops can make a difference.
Crack the cocoon and good things start to happen. We make decisions and life starts taking shape around them. If we know exactly where we are going there's not much point. We can take comfort in this. There's nothing to lose except the problems we are creating for ourselves.