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NoOneMan

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6. Pretty much
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 08:26 PM
Dec 2012

I come to the conclusion that we basically have no moral high ground to tell anyone to stop getting more comfortable, so all such growth will continue onward wreaking destruction. Most of the measures and steps towards efficiency on our part then really just going to free up resources for these developing nations.

On the other hand, this realization also led me to greatly question the very notion of progress (our own included). Every step up seems to have brought great environmental consequences. For the first time in my life, I question the ideas of socialism and other political structures that seem to merely increase growth and overall consumption. Its a strange state to be in.

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