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I don't agree with this assessment. Most of us are not natural born consumers. In fact, excessive consumption is so against human nature that it takes a massive
by perfunctory 7y ago
I don't agree with this assessment. Most of us are not natural born consumers. In fact, excessive consumption is so against human nature that it takes a massive constant propaganda campaign to keep the desire to consume alive. Campaign that costs us about 1% of GDP. It's called marketing.
- rblion 7y agoWe, as a civilization, have become this way over time. We didn't enter the Anthropocene overnight, it was a gradual transition fueled by exponential growth on a finite planet. We can transition back to a simpler way of life, people are already doing that. I've spent a good amount of my youth around 'hippies' and they have been about this since the 60s. Many people in third world countries already live simple lives, I admire Bill Gates for the work he is doing to bring a higher quality of life to them.