@venda said
@yo-its-me
I think giving a gold badge to anyone who wins at capitalism would be a great start:
You've banked more money than you could possibly spend in a lifetime- you can't bank anymore, but we all solute you: welldone.
Don't think I agree with that.
One problem is making money becomes an obsession with some people.
It's almost like an addiction.They can't stop trying to make the next million

What if
They can still make it, they just can't bank it in their own bank- maybe they bank it into a social pot and get to be altruistic, or it just overflows in their bank into everyone else's haha

Or maybe there's like a special lounge they get to go in at parliament where someone comes to them with a red book, like the prime minister takes to the king, which has a selection of places the money earned can go and they see how much has gone and where it went- maybe the buzz becomes in choosing where to send the next lot and seeing the benefit from case studies. They'd get to feel real important, the PM bringing a folder to them and rightly so, they're a big part of the change. Maybe they'd like that better then seeing the money get more in a stale account.

Trees are amazing, every one of them different, unique.

@venda said
We have never prioritised need over want.

I agree
https://waronwant.org/

It's the route to a lot of our worlds problems.
be great if there was a solution.
Capitalism drives wanting, but communism doesn't look to making everyone comfortable. There must another ideology that satisfies both the desire for everyone to have their needs met (including care for the planet for future generations); and encourages innovation/competition.

I think giving a gold badge to anyone who wins at capitalism would be a great start:
You've banked more money than you could possibly spend in a lifetime- you can't bank anymore, but we all solute you: welldone.

In the UK, at least, reducing waste is encouraged and taught in schools, "reduce, reuse, recycle". Perhaps that's the best we can do.

@divegeester said

I’ve heard it said more than once “if I had my time over I wouldn’t have kids”.

Thoughts?

I don't recall ever hearing anyone say this!

What is your life about, if it's not the people in it?

Children are people you get the privilege of watching become. You see their personality develop right in front of you.

Before I had children, I saw them only as an unwanted tie. My life was going to be about adventure, as much wealth as I could amass and pleasure. What small aspirations I had. I'm embarrassed for myself, looking back at what I thought was important back then.

Yes, I'd absolutely have my children again.

And, if I could go back, I'd cherish watching them more. I'd be so much more attentive.

I think the joy of parenting is our generations best kept secret. I wonder if what you are hearing is said to protect you.