Author: Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

Raphael Tsavkko Garcia is a freelance journalist and contributing editor at REVOLVE. His work has been published by outlets including Al Jazeera, the Washington Post, Wired, MIT Tech Review, among others. The big losers in Brussels’ local election were, as expected, the Greens. I say “expected,” as no matter how much people care about the environment, most won’t agree to a reduction in their perceived quality of life — or to pay more for it. “Ah, but we’re heading for the abyss,” they say. And while that’s true, it doesn’t change reality. People have an instinct for self-preservation that kicks…