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Attilatheblond

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3. Always wondered if modern life has become so overly consumptio focused

Reply to biophile (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 04:36 PM

21 hrs ago

because we are innately seeking that which we cannot buy, which is not manufactured, and which too many have never experienced in a way that make them wake up to the fact that we need to be part of nature.

You get it. I get it. But the propagandists for over consumption rely on $$ not personal connections with the earth and other beings. They are, truly sub-human.

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Humans are evolved for nature, not cities, say anthropologists [View all] erronis 21 hrs ago OP

In my case, it's true biophile 21 hrs ago #1

Me too. I'd rather be in a wretched hovel in the country than in a concrete hive in the city. erronis 21 hrs ago #2

Always wondered if modern life has become so overly consumptio focused Attilatheblond 21 hrs ago #3

Very interesting and thought provoking ..... anciano 21 hrs ago #4

Green Acres? usonian 20 hrs ago #5

So much to ponder. I'm in the middle of the woods, about 10 minutes from a nice village. erronis 20 hrs ago #7

I live 12 miles from the community hospital ... usonian 18 hrs ago #9

I live about a mile away from a regional trauma center as the medevac helicopters fly. hunter 9 min ago #13

Joni told us this already crud 20 hrs ago #6

Humans aren't evolved for anything. hunter 19 hrs ago #8

Of course you are right. Monty Python "The Meaning of Life" erronis 18 hrs ago #11

The life of a hunter-gatherer is way harsher than comradebillyboy 18 hrs ago #10

I hear you about controlling the temperature around you! slightlv 15 hrs ago #12