Chapter 17
Beyond population increase, how would lives of animals be impacted?
Their health conditions would greatly improve and would no longer be in sublethal conditions.
Name one of the two benefits people report from downsizing.
Answers:
- Creates more time to do more mindful activities.
- Greater sense of congruency.
Nowadays, consumer culture is also part of the digital world. Give an example of how a Macalester student participates in digital consumerism.
Some answers can include:
Buying things online
Participating in social media
Reading an electronic book for class
Etc.
Does the case study of Sado Island support that a shift from expansion to maturity in society is natural or forced by crisis?
It is forced by crisis.
What does MacKinnon conclude the world could look like 150,000 years after the world stops shopping?
MacKinnon concludes that people will realize that community is essential, and that constant consumption may not be what humanity wants.