“…the obsessive concern with money, goods, and things is a reflection not of capitalism or socialism, but of industrialism. It is a reflection of the central role of the marketplace in all societies in which production is divorced from consumption, in which everyone is dependent upon the marketplace rather than on his or her own productive skills for the necessities of life.” - Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave
Written decades ago, the basic human core and desire for more has not changed. Has it? Can human nature change?
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