What if we had a happy planet? Here’s Nic Marks

Posted September 21, 2010 at 9:12 am by

Most of the stuff that’s been written up or put on-screen for the past decades has focused on how terrible things are, and how fear is somehow appropriate.

I don’t buy it. Fear doesn’t get the job done.

There are other ways to measure things besides money. A nation’s welfare can hardly be measured by how much is spent to make people happy. What is it that makes life worthwhile? I love it that this was one of the underlying principles of the Village Faire last weekend – it’s the beginning of moving beyond trying to make ourselves happy with Stuff. Here’s Nic Marks with his well-thought out remarks about what is possible:

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3 comments:

3 comments...

  1. Thank you for sharing this, Ian!

    Comment by Darren on September 22, 2010 at 10:10 am
  2. Wow! Great video!

    Comment by amy wynn on September 23, 2010 at 4:28 pm
  3. Thanks so much, Ian. This is an amazing video, I want to share with my friends and family!

    Comment by Willow on September 26, 2010 at 9:38 am

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