Tom Walker suggests I am proposing that people equate their consumption with their usefulness, and quotes me Max Weber in reply.
I am most emphatically not equating consumption with usefulness. I am, however, equating activity, productivity, production, celebration and many other time using activities with usefulness. Which is the issue which those who want us to work less have to come to terms with. What will we do with our time which satisfies us and others? Charles Brass Chairman futures foundation phone:1300 727328 (International 61 3 9459 0244) fax: 61 3 9459 0344 PO Box 122 Fairfield 3078 www.futurists.net.au the mission of the futures foundation is: "...to engage all Australians in creating a better future..."
