The universe is not a perpetual motion machine. Neither is the fucking economy. So why are we treating it like it is one?
My friend Snybod wrote this awesome article on our tanking credit-happy economy.
My favorite quote:
‘Because when we ignore future consequences, we can make lots of money with the lie that giving money to the rich will improve everyone’s life. My little perpetual motion machine works great as long as you guys turn the handle, and you guys drop money in it, and you guys pour in natural resources, and you guys clean up the trail of sludge it leaves behind, and you guys bend the rules to allow it to get bigger, and you guys pocket some blood money, and I take the profits and run. Who in this scenario is guilty of short-term thinking? Every person participating who cares more about money than about the future. We are all guilty.’
Amen, Snybod!
And speaking of amen, did you happen to see his post on Christians worshipping the Golden Bull of Mammon?
Snort!!!