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[–] 16717129? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Our system is a ponzi scheme.

Everything is based on endless upward growth from GDP on down. Endless consumption is at the core. Endless consumption and growth are lies nothing expands forever. All our metrics are based on the assumption that expansion is good. Resources are finite, and the earth's potential for exploitation is finite.

I was told by a young Russian I worked with that "America is a throw away society". He went to explain in concrete terms what he was talking about. He said in America you buy a refrigerator and it will last five to ten years. A Russian buys a refrigerator and it will last him his lifetime.

The west is infected with corporate greed, and the politicians are their servants. They pass regulations that will increase corporate profits. For example the cost of a light bulb is now double what it was just a few years ago, and they last even less time than they did. All the result of the push for less energy usage per household.