Selfishness and Society

[Pathless]

If I hadn't been so angry about being misinterpreted repeatedly, I might have said something along these lines:

Originally Posted by path_of_one

With regards to natural and social transformation, I think it is not for the pleasure of the "artist" (whoever that may be) or the audience. The artist is the audience, and vice versa. It is not that some people want this and others want that, but rather that Nature can sustain only some social structures over the long haul. We can either get on board and figure this out, and change willingly, or Nature (through war, famine, disease, etc.) will do the job for us and we will suffer.

I can't speak for others, but I am not proposing to sacrifice human lives. On the contrary, I propose to sacrifice consumerism on the altar of humanity- to sacrifice the reality many Americans want to preserve the human lives of those who are currently exploited for our greed.

I think the operative issue in this last sentence of yours is who gets to decide what reality is wanted, and is that reality sustainable. If the "reality" so many want (huge house, lots of crap, etc.) is not sustainable or able to be evenly distributed for all, and comes at a cost of exploitation and poverty for the majority... now THAT is a gross miscarriage of justice, and a stupid way to make decisions. If reality is not sustainable, then it is only a short-lived dream.