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by svnt
1549 days ago
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Your classism is a big part of the problem. What you describe is called asceticism, it has a long and storied history with significant contributions to the long-term cultural stability of humankind, and American culture basically just hasn’t been around long enough to develop it yet. |
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I don't think that's true. Leitmotif of history of humankind is the exploitation of available resources to the boundaries of reason and beyond.