Archive for September, 2007
Fatal Attraction: Our Endless Affair with Plastic
If anything, plastic’s space-age indestructibility was a selling point. But now, half a century, billions of users, and trillions of products later, plastic is starting to collect. Imagine, if you dare, every piece of plastic ever made still out there, somewhere, in our ever-contracting world.
The High Price of Privilege
Over time, choosing not to see can lead to weakness in our underused muscles of perception. This kind of visual impairment is brought about in part by the competitive experience factor. When you’re privileged, more opportunities exist for you and so you feel compelled to take them.
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