“A low-energy policy allows for a wide choice of life-styles and cultures. If, on the other hand, a society opts for high energy consumption, its social relations must be dictated by technocracy and will be equally degrading whether labeled capitalist or socialist.” IfsHandsChoicesCultureEnergySocialStylePolicyLowsRelationWideAlternativesCapitalistConsumptionSocialistDegradingLife StyleEnergy PolicyHigh EnergySocial RelationsEnergy Consumption Author:Ivan Illich
“Therefore, this is a question of whether we, humans, can change our culture and begin to truly care for all Creation, nurture all Life and thereby avert our own extinction. As such, this is a deeply spiritual issue and we can begin to act today, regardless of age. But the good news is that this is not a question of whether we will change our culture, but a question of when.” HumansCareAgeTodaySpiritualCultureGrowthIssuesCreationNewsConsumptionNurtureGood NewsExtinctionAvert Author:Shailesh Rao
“The capitalist culture of consumption... does not provide meaningful sustenance for large numbers of people.” PeopleDoeCultureNumbersMeaningfulCapitalistConsumptionLarge NumbersSustenance Book:The Cornel West Reader Source: The Cornel West Reader
“As much as possible, and this as quickly as possible: that is what the great mental and emotional illness craves that is variously called "present" or "culture," but that is actually a symptom of consumption.” CultureEmotionalIllnessGreat MenConsumptionSymptomsCrave Author:Friedrich Nietzsche