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Originally Posted by Pirates Armada
the industrial revolution is on the downswing, it hit it's peak already in most cases. he is right about it adversly effecting people in hard to notice ways but most of all it's damaging the enviornment. lives will also be effected greatly in these industrial hot spots when this downswing continues in the right direction which is down. that is why self containment and tech in this field interests me. it would seem as the next logical step rather then become more and more just some number in a futuristic downsized society to combat global problems. the problems from the enviornment being destroyed to the industrial downsizing could be real ugly on the street level. we came from nature so if we can't tend to it proper or get to far away from it then i believe yes the balance is off like sushil suggests.
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Industrial Society is destroying necessary things
[Animals, Trees, Air, Water and Land] for making unnecessary things
[Consumer Goods].
When we make consumer goods we kill Animals/ Trees, Air/ Water and Land -
directly or indirectly.
Industrial Society destroys ecosystems -
all Industrial Societies destroy ecosystems.
It hardly matters whether it is
"Capitalist Industrial Society" -
"Communist Industrial Society" - or
"Socialist Industrial Society".
Industrial Society destroys ecosystems at every stage of its functioning - when consumer goods are produced - when consumer goods are used - when consumer goods are discarded/ recycled.
Raw material for industry is obtained by cutting up Forests. It is extracted by mining/ digging up the earth. It comes by destroying/ killing Trees, Animals and Land.
Industries/ Factories use Water. The water that comes out of Factories is contaminated with hundreds of toxic chemicals. Industry kills Water. What to speak of Rivers - entire Oceans have been polluted.
Industry/ Factories burn millions of tonnes of fuel and when raw material is melted/ heated up, hundreds of toxic chemicals are released into the atmosphere. Industry kills Air.
Industrial Society has covered millions of square miles of land with cement and concrete. Industry kills Land.
When consumer goods are discarded/ thrown away in landfills it again leads to destruction of ecosystems.
When consumer goods are recycled, hundreds of toxic chemicals are released into air, water and land.
Consumer goods are sold/ marketed through a network of millions of kilometers of rail / road network and shipping routes which causes destruction of all ecosystems that come in the way.
"Growth Rate" - "Economy Rate" - "GDP"
These are figures of "Ecocide".
These are figures of "crimes against Nature".
These are figures of "destruction of Ecosystems".
These are figures of "Insanity, Abnormality and Criminality".
In the context of
"environmental crisis", "technology" and "consumerism" I would like to give an analogy.
A person is being stabbed repeatedly at regular intervals - every hour.
Some people are trying to save the victim.
The sane way to save is - you first stop the attack – you prevent the attack.
What these insane people do - they allow the attack to be continued. They don’t stop it -- they don’t prevent it.
Instead, what they do - They say we are going to save the victim by using technology - the best technology - the best medical care.
Bring this technology - Bring that technology.
Bring this technology - Bring that technology.
They give the victim the best technology - the best medical care.
In the meantime the stabbing continues – every hour – even while the best medical care is being given.
One can imagine the fate of the victim.
Ecosystems are getting destroyed due to production of consumer goods.
Every consumer good is made by killing animals, trees, air, water and land -
directly or indirectly. [ more killing of nature takes place when consumer goods are used and discarded]
Industrial society is destroying necessary things
- animals, trees, air, water and land for making unnecessary things
- consumer goods.
The sane way of saving ecosystems is - you stop production of consumer goods - you reduce production of consumer goods to the minimum level.
But the insane Industrial Society continues producing consumer goods [ in fact production is being increased every day]
The insane response of Industrial Society is - We will save the environment with technology - the best technology.
Bring this technology - Bring that technology.
Bring this technology - Bring that technology.
In the meantime production of consumer goods continues - 3 billion people living in cities are continuously engaged in - making , buying and selling of consumer goods - killing the ecosystems moment by moment.
One can imagine the fate of environment.
Height of Insanity.......Height of Abnormality.
Destroy consumerism..... before it is too late.
sushil_yadav
Corrupt
ePhilosopher
Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment