Reframing Progress

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:37:25 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-12-10/reframing-progress

"The idea of progress is essentially about things getting better, about
the future being better than the past and the present. This hopeful
idea, tied up with assumptions about how it will happen, forms our
shared story of progress – our progress story. It’s natural that humans
should be attracted to a notion like this, as it gives people hope,
satisfaction, a sense of achievement and empowerment. What isn’t so
natural is the way the idea of progress has become so wedded to the idea
of economic growth, fuelled by rampant consumerism."

Good points.  Via Glenn Murray.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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