Hi Peter,
Yea I struggled with it for a while. The market is the
market it is a store of energy, both potential and kinetic in nature dependent
on its time and use. It can be used to finance wars or bestow compassion. But it
doesn’t seem to me that that is what you are looking for in an answer. What I
hear is a concern that you’re giving is altruistic or from a non self centered
heart. To just ask the question is a blessing. Look at it from a hierarchical and
holonic point of view; to be concerned about the environment without concern
for self is blindness. As your compassion grows to include more of the world
space it still includes you. What is good from a sustainability point for the
planetary citizens is also good for you. When the free market works well the
exchange between individual and collective store is mutually beneficial. I feel
that the market is the best place to make sustainability stick. Read Natural
Capitalism.
John
With Love, John
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