It would be easy if greed was just about the "bad" stuff. It's why we can't shift human consciousness, as if it's one giant thing. We're not too stupid either. If anything, we're too clever. There's no limit that we don't find a way around. Well, not no limit, but a lot of them.

Why climb the mountain? Because it's there.

Triana

(22,666 posts)

8. We have every capability to do 'agriculture, roads, medicine' without GREED

Reply to The2ndWheel (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 11:50 AM

Jul 2016

The ability is there. Humans choose not to use it because corprats and greedy rich people are allowed to control everything and are worshipped. It's GREED, laziness and stupidity.

Humans can't save themselves.

They won't climb any mountain. They're too lazy.

The2ndWheel

(7,947 posts)

9. Roads aren't a need

Reply to Triana (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 02:47 PM

Jul 2016

Roads are humans wanting more, at the cost of the trees that need to be cut down, or the other species that have to be removed, one way or another, from where we want the roads to go. Medicine isn't an objective need. What we call nature doesn't care if humans live longer, or healthier. Agriculture isn't a need. That's just a way that humans have come to grow more food than we eat.

Again, everything would be easy if it was just about the corprats and greedy rich people, if it was just about the "bad" stuff. We think of greed as bad in concept, but civilization is a resource concentration mechanism. Humans are the 1% of the planet. How did we get here? By being greedy. By wanting, and being able, to get more food. By wanting, and being able, to have more kids live. By wanting a better life. These are greedy things.

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