yes, real "progress" involves a mental reframing from material growth beyond genuine basic human needs, to improved quality of life. Universal basic needs are both material (food, water, shelter, basic health care, etc) and non-material (expressing an identity, leisure, having a role and voice in community). Many today do not have their universal basic needs met in a secure way. That would be a good place to start. The material basic needs are satiable - the non-material ones arent necessarily satiable, but they dont require material expansion. We can live well sustainably if we get the right balance.
Advertising -- the annual global budget for marketing and advertising is approx $1 Trillion per year - feel manipulated yet?
The Washington Post recently swapped out Spider-Man for a sort of refreshed version of Flash Gordon. I'd never even heard of it before but I'm finding it's a great change of pace from other superhero comics we're saturated with.
yes, real "progress" involves a mental reframing from material growth beyond genuine basic human needs, to improved quality of life. Universal basic needs are both material (food, water, shelter, basic health care, etc) and non-material (expressing an identity, leisure, having a role and voice in community). Many today do not have their universal basic needs met in a secure way. That would be a good place to start. The material basic needs are satiable - the non-material ones arent necessarily satiable, but they dont require material expansion. We can live well sustainably if we get the right balance.
Advertising -- the annual global budget for marketing and advertising is approx $1 Trillion per year - feel manipulated yet?
The Washington Post recently swapped out Spider-Man for a sort of refreshed version of Flash Gordon. I'd never even heard of it before but I'm finding it's a great change of pace from other superhero comics we're saturated with.
That 1927 quote hits hard! Thanks for sharing it.