http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/29/pretty-people-prefer-priuses/ Crafting the Super-Natural Life Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:18:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/29/pretty-people-prefer-priuses/#comment-1579 The Worsted Witch » My Selfish Gene Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:35:12 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=199#comment-1579 [...] I understand how the wheels of the consumer capitalist machine revolve, but I’ve always raised a skeptical eyebrow towards green consumerism, which is quite different from consuming consciously. The latter places needs above wants. The former, however, objectifies the movement but sees no inherent value in something other than keeping in step with the zeitgeist, persisting in the same excessive spending patterns reflexively with neither analysis nor forethought. [...] [...] I understand how the wheels of the consumer capitalist machine revolve, but I’ve always raised a skeptical eyebrow towards green consumerism, which is quite different from consuming consciously. The latter places needs above wants. The former, however, objectifies the movement but sees no inherent value in something other than keeping in step with the zeitgeist, persisting in the same excessive spending patterns reflexively with neither analysis nor forethought. [...]

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