>from dreams of the infinite to realities of the finite
It certainly feels like the entire developed world is at this awakening point. Some cultures are just built to handle it worse, or better, than others.
It certainly feels like the entire developed world is at this awakening point. Some cultures are just built to handle it worse, or better, than others.
We desperately need to find alternatives to US style consumer economies because they are simply unsustainable and don't really lead to happiness or fulfilment. It amuses me that this article seems to suggest that it is not technological innovations that may save Japan but their longstanding cultural habits and priorities.