Splendid essay Baron. You ask all the right questions. Do any of us want to give any of these "gifts" from industrial capitalism? How do we break the wall of denial erected by the multibillion dollar corporate advertising behemoth that wiggles and dances naked in our minds? Christianity, stewardship. Ha. Teach the children about the worms, the phytoplankton, the community of trees. God forbid. It might get in the way of SCORES on TESTS which have to be HIGH so kids can get into GOOD SCHOOLS and have a GOOD CAREER and be a SUCCESS. This looks like a great book and I will order it asap from MIT press.
Right on, Baron.
Splendid essay Baron. You ask all the right questions. Do any of us want to give any of these "gifts" from industrial capitalism? How do we break the wall of denial erected by the multibillion dollar corporate advertising behemoth that wiggles and dances naked in our minds? Christianity, stewardship. Ha. Teach the children about the worms, the phytoplankton, the community of trees. God forbid. It might get in the way of SCORES on TESTS which have to be HIGH so kids can get into GOOD SCHOOLS and have a GOOD CAREER and be a SUCCESS. This looks like a great book and I will order it asap from MIT press.
Not sure what you and I can do but keep writing!!