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Whether they are arguing for protecting ecosystems or dismantling social injustice, they mostly start from a set of premises that I think are not only false but dangerous. They hold to the idea that human nature is fixed and unchanging, and that therefore the purpose of cultural and social institutions is to manage it, keeping its innate destructiveness within bounds. Most well-intentioned people are unaware of the fact that this is essentially a restatement of the doctrine of original sin.
No More Gold Stars
Carol Sanford, Tom Peters, and Tyson Yunkaporta
Consumption is also a practice of appropriation.
Consumption is not just the greedy ingestion of the Other that leaves the consuming subject unchanged. The things we appropriate, with which we surround ourselves, create the substance of our selves in the first place.
Hyperculture
Byung-Chul Han and Daniel Steuer
“Consciousness and emotion are there to correct your trajectory; when what you are doing is seamlessly perfect, you don’t need them.” Part two: You may be unemotional, but you’re not asleep. In the throes of the paradox, you’re fully aware of the ass you’re kicking—just not entirely certain you deserve all the credit.
The Rise of Superman
Steven Kotler
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