There's a truth to this but this reductionist naive approach to progress is also extremely dangerous. We have to be able to keep two thoughts in our head. More

There's a truth to this but this reductionist naive approach to progress is also extremely dangerous. We have to be able to keep two thoughts in our head. More is good but we must exist in a balance with nature or we will destroy ourselves. To grow beyond current limitations we must first acknowledge them on a fundamental level.