Whitney Swaim -Ignoring Reality (Outside Reading 1)

During Monday's lecture we discussed modern society's willingness to ignore reality. I came across an article called "Our True Nature" by Molly Dickinson with a similar message. In this passage she discusses how people ignore their inner voice (their connection to nature) and then allow themselves to pollute the environment, even when they do not realize it. This parallels with the ideas talked about in class, since modernized people have created a new world of technology that exists outside their primary life world. I find it interesting and unsettling that what we usually see as healthy innovation actually has quite a negative effect on the planet and, ultimately, our well-being.