> This idea of consumption being the indicator of health for an economy is troubling to me. And rightly so. It's basically an indicator of how fast a society i

> This idea of consumption being the indicator of health for an economy is troubling to me. And rightly so. It's basically an indicator of how fast a society is turning resources in trash for profit. Probably it wasn't always like this, but nowadays I think that's the only metric it represents.