technological progress is the highest value and
that we were born to consume, to endlessly use
and discard natural resources, other species,
gadgets, toys, and often, each other. The most
highly prized freedom is the right to shop. It’s a
world of commodities, not entities, and economic
expansion is the primary measure of progress.
Competition, taking, and hoarding are higher
values than cooperation, sharing, and gifting.
Profits are valued over people, money over
meaning, entitlement over justice, “us” over
“them.” This is the most dangerous addiction in
the world, not only because of its impact on
humanity but because it is rapidly undermining the
natural systems that sustain the biosphere.”
–Bill Plotkin
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