ARCH 357 Chapter Notes - Chapter of: Mental Breakdown, Ecological Crisis, Terminal Illness
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Resisting growth= risking economic and social collapse but to pursue growth is to put our ecosystem in danger. Want to separate growth from material use. People are so far gone and don"t know what to do that they aren"t doing anything. They rather believe that technology will somehow save them and this gives them a reason to continue living the life they want. First we have to acknowledge that there is a problem. We cannot change the ecological world nor can we alter human nature but we. An important component of prosperity is to find a place in society where your contribution impacts other people (for the better obviously) We are the first society that allows materials to shadow the psychological and social commitments that allow a prosperous life. Materials offer fickle bonding that offer promises that are ultimately groundless. It has become harder to see where real wealth lies to distinguish what matters from what glitters.
