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\\u201cWe need to end the game of Monopoly and start playing the game of sustainability \\u2013 recognizing the limitations of the planet and building our systems to live within those.\\u201d Those are the wise words of Mike Nickerson, author of Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as If We Want to Stay. In this episode Mike explains why he is promoting the mantra, \\u201cmore fun, less stuff.\\u201d

We\\u2019re in a \\u201ctailspin consumerist debacle,\\u201d according to Mike, and he\\u2019s quite sure we need to be \\u201cliberated from the materialist cult.\\u201d Our discussion includes the American Dream, the voluntary simplicity movement and the role of advertising in our overconsumption.

LINKS:

8 Billion Angels screening and webinar - June 24, 2021

7th Generation Initiative / Sustainability Project\\xa0

Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as If We Want to Stay \\u2013 by Mike Nickerson

• e-book
• print edition \\u2013 contact Mike Nickerson

Eco-Village project

A Strategy for Long Term Well-Being \\u2013 by Mike Nickerson

Work Less Party

What Really Counts: The Case for a Sustainable and Equitable Economy \\u2013 by Ron Coleman

More Fun, Less Stuff Starter Kit \\u2013 by Betsy Taylor

Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth \\u2013 by R. Buckminster Fuller

Spaceship Earth Passenger Safety Briefing \\u2013 short film by Dave Gardner

Small Is Beautiful \\u2013 by E.F. Schumacher

Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared \\u201ccould be the most important film ever made.\\u201d\\xa0

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