Before casting the blame for our environmental ills on countries like China, we would do well to reflect on who is truly responsible.Before casting the blame for our environmental ills on countries like China, we would do well to reflect on who is truly responsible.
The modern consumer culture was born – not as a response to innate human greed or customer demand, but to the needs of industrial capital. With strong opposition, it can be changed.
By recognizing that our underlying values are inherited from previous generations, we can become more conscious of them. This, in turn, allows us to choose other values with the potential to lead to a flourishing future for humankind.