If at present we are seeking to render the totality of the [E]arth's resources endlessly available, endlessly usable, endlessly disposable, it is because endless consumption is the proximate goal of a production without end. Or, better, consumption is what justifies the frenzy of production, which, in turn justifies consumption, the entire cycle serving more to keep us busy than to satisfy our real needs.
~From Gardens, An Essay on the Human Condition by Robert Pogue Harrison/
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Absolutely right. I think instead of going to the gym, a little gardening might be in order for us generational yuppies.
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