Our society values economic growth above everything. That means you get rewarded more for creating a problem and then making it go away than for solving the pro

Our society values economic growth above everything. That means you get rewarded more for creating a problem and then making it go away than for solving the problem completely. This is everywhere. Feeling lonely? You could just hang out in your yard with your neighbors and cousins, put some ice in the cooler and see what people bring over to eat. Or you could stop talking to them entirely, get dressed up in expensive clothes, and come to our exclusive lounge with other people who are up on the latest fashions as well, drink a fancy cocktail, and look down at the people who are drinking cheap beers out of a cooler. Guess which of these does more for the economy? And which one gets the crap advertised out of it?