‘Sustainable Development’ is an

‘Sustainable Development’ is an oxymoron. ‘Development’ in all it’s senses entails expansion and wanting more. Continual expansion and wanting more are unsustainable. Globally we are approaching the point when the only sustainable way forward is to want less. Indeed, the choice element may be removed from us and we will just have to have less. … Read more

Advertising prods people into

Advertising prods people into wanting more and better things. Of course advertising makes people dissatisfied with what they have – makes them raise their sights. Mighty good thing it does. Nothing could be worse for the United States than 200,000,000 satisfied Americans. Bernice Fitz-Gibbon