A review by Daniel Murray of the article In Search of the Affluent Society by Allen Johnson. Comparing French middle-class couple with Machiguenga indians of Peru along the Amazon.
Title: A review by Daniel Murray of the article In Search of the Affluent Society by Allen Johnson. Comparing French middle-class couple with Machiguenga indians of Peru along the Amazon.
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 570 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
A review by Daniel Murray of the article In Search of the Affluent Society by Allen Johnson. Comparing French middle-class couple with Machiguenga indians of Peru along the Amazon.
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 570 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
It is a question of quality vs. quantity. Does the consumption of as many things as possible lead us to that happiness we all so desperately desire? And as technology develops and production becomes more efficient, does that mean we now have more free time to relax and enjoy life? Two views are suggested in this article; the first being ours, to never be satisfied with what you have and always strive for more, the …showed first 75 words of 570 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 570 total…to produce, has our free time become a waste of time? I should hope to not be a part of this kind of society, one that acts like an animal waiting to be slaughtered.
My advice is this - beware of thinking your way is right simply because its your way or the way you were taught. Learn to be self-aware and what it means to be in the world and not of the world.
