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248 comments on DrumBeat: February 25, 2008

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WNC Observer on February 25, 2008 - 11:53am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

The mistakes are in thinking that progress is inevitable and automatic, in thinking that progress is always a totally good thing (instead of it sometimes being a mixed bag), and in thinking that progress is a one way street, that regress is impossible. Most people operate assuming all three of these are true, but they are not.

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bosuncookie on February 25, 2008 - 12:52pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

This is the most astute observation I have seen on this site. Ever.

Read some thoughts on "progress" from Wendell Berry in this excellent essay about his work:
http://www.ovpes.org/2003/Collins.pdf

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ccpo on February 25, 2008 - 10:43pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

And here I thought it was just common sense... and common knowledge.

Crap. We *are* in trouble.

Cheers

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commuter on February 25, 2008 - 5:06pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Kurt Cobb's just written an article about that mindset - http://resourceinsights.blogspot.com/. Quite a good read.

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