And the contrast between that state, and workaday America is really quite astonishing. We are all mad. We really, truly are. All we need to be happy is enough to meet our physical needs, shared beliefs systems–plural, as in many groups–some form of meaningful work, and a sense of belonging to a community.
The global elite know perfectly well what their monetary tinkering has done to the otherwise inevitable accumulation of generalized wealth, and I can only assume that they wanted America not to get too rich, because their academic gurus are already telling them–as they have for the past 150 years at least–that THIS TIME disaster is really just around the corner.
What this analysis misses is that TIME is the most important commodity in a morally wealthy people, and that TIME does not deplete resources, add CO2 to the atmosphere, or devastate the fish populations in the ocean.
Culturally, all that is needed is a conversion from the demand for more stuff to one for more time. That, coupled with reasonable population control measures, if they seem prudent, is all that is needed for sustainability.
The entire issue is moral/cultural. And it is precisely because they have rejected culture that the socialists seemingly pulling the strings cannot see this.
We do not need a global machine. We need a global web of robust and nourishing interpersonal connections.