the underlying crisis of consciousness that is being exploited to wedge the efforts of those who might consider themselves "part of the solution" is simple to describe but had to parse
Our most intoxicating birthright in the west is the belief that we exist on a societal continuum that includes at one end the wealthiest, most succesful schemers and charlatans in human history.
Its why kids think things suck.
Its why you have a "dream car", a silly 20th century aristocratic fad gone rogue
Our expectations about life and happiness are built on the backs of people who would be happy to have running water.
Meanwhile we will fight till the end to maintain our luxuries, no matter uneccesary they are, and anything preventing access becomes "the problem" - even each other.
As economic pressure mounts in the west & the avg person begins to feel stress long common to the global south, I worry we will double down on the primacy of luxury rather than re-examine our priorities
grow food.
In summary, if you think the world is going to change for the better - for everyone, including the people far away we want to "help" - it aint gonna happen without the onshoring of whole lot more weariness, pollution, compromise, desperation and dread.
Would you still want a new iphone every couple years if the battery recycling plant is next to your kids daycare?
For 75% of our needs we can coast for a decade on all the junk we have atm - for the rest just slow tf down
anthr0naut