Victims of Progress

John Bodley - Victims of Progress

"If we realistically assess the present condition of the culture of consumption, it seems likely that this culture, too, will disappear- also a victim of progress, but after a very brief and preposterous career. The important question is: How will the culture of consumption go? Will it be forced to gradually transform itself into a new primitive culture, or will it go out with a total, catastrophic collapse. leaving a shattered world from which a new primitive culture will painfully evolve? Om either event, it may be predicted that in the long run, if humanity survives, primitive culture will be restored as the most viable human adaptation."

What exactly does Bodley mean by the term "victims of progress"?

There are many ways in which an individual can be considered a victim of progress. The level of development of society is bringing...
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