Economic and Technological progress towards what?

[Butch]

We must increase economic progress!!!
We must advance technologically!!!

Work, Work, Work!!!
Research, Research, Research!!!

Progress, Progress, Progress!!!
Advance, Advance, Advance!!!

TOWARDS WHAT I ASK???????????????????????????????????????

CAN"T THESE "PROGRESSORS" AND "ADVANCES" REALIZE THAT THE ONLY THING THEY ARE ADVANCING AND PROGRESSING TOWARDS IS THE END!!!!!!

Your thoughts please.

Peace.

[beautifulhippie2]

All in the name of the almighty dollar. We as humans are a menace to ourselves and everything we touch.

[beaferreal]

the new version of nirvana is eternal leisure...

progress is the engine that allows the corporatized method for building passive income thgough a stock market which allows for not needing to work (ok) -- and not having to have a personal connection to the business that would allow for this in generations past (to me, bad)

[kinsei]

the new version of nirvana is eternal leisure...
Which is interesting, since our leisure time has actually decreased as a result of all this. These days most people work 8+ hours a day, whereas during ancient times the average was supposedly closer to 2-3 hours a day (enough to take care of the essentials; after that, your time was yours). The miracle of progress! Sigh.

[Mononucleosis]

of course we are progressing towards the end. The end is the end no matter what we do. Sure it might come a bit earlier than we think, but even without progress we as a people are progress towards the end by simply getting closer to it.