Holotopia: Convenience paradox

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Convenience paradox

The Renaissance liberated our ancestors from preoccupation with the afterlife, and empowered them to seek happiness here and now. The lifestyle changed, and the culture blossomed. How could the next such change begin?

As long as we are mistaking convenience for happiness or wholeness—the order of things we are living may appear as the best possible one. When, however, the convenience paradox is understood, we become ready to ask:

• What has civilization done to us?
• How can we live better?