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Does status anxiety play a part in driving the economy?

In Status Anxiety, Alain De Botton discusses the desire of people in many modern societies to “climb the social ladder” and the anxieties that result from a focus on how…In Status Anxiety, Alain De Botton discusses the desire of people … Continue reading

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The Power of Community – how Cuba survived Peak Oil

I went over to FoodMatters.tv to order another copy of Food Matters (an excellent DVD about food and nutrition) and I noticed they’d added some more DVD titles to their…I went over to FoodMatters.tv to order another copy of Food … Continue reading

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