What we’ve done

Steven Welzer
Jun 25, 2023

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An aspect of the insanity of hyper-modernity is our arrival at an historically exceptional state of surfeit.

It’s a crazy sin.

The technologies enable and we can’t resist.

Fossil fuels, electricity, industrial productivity.

Innovation. Inundation. Commodification.

Obesity.

Surfeit.

Notice how “innovative disruption” has become some kind of positive meme.

Disruption is problematic.

Paul Goodman said: “Innovate in order to simplify, otherwise as sparingly as possible.”

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Steven Welzer
Steven Welzer

Written by Steven Welzer

A Green Party activist, Steve was an original co-editor of DSA’s “Ecosocialist Review.” He now serves on the Editorial Board of the New Green Horizons webzine.

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