Today, almost anything can be had and at toxic levels beyond imagination. But what business owner is going to say to a customer, “Please sir, one more could seriously ruin your health”?There’s a lack of moral compass, occasionally spun by politicians like an ‘on and off’ switch.
In recent years, though, the ‘on’ button seems to have disappeared. Perhaps those were the years when public opinion still mattered, at least a little.No animal chooses to hunt when the catch is easy. But what kind of life does that create?Obesity is at an all-time high, along with a cascade of related medical conditions. Still, the wants continue.
Welcome to the land of opportunities.
A dream fantasised by those in less affluent nations, a dream so compelling that some risk capsizing just to reach it.And when they don’t make it, the loss echoes a familiar tale from the days of slavery. Only now, the victims are drawn not by force, but by hypnotic promise of the land of opportunities.
“Get rich or die trying”
A romanticised hit. A fantasy.
But maybe it’s time to optimise those opportunities:The super rich are few. The middle class are sinking in quicksand.And the rest? So long as Maslow’s basic needs are met, so is their dependence.
There are no hunters here!
Opportunity is the bait. Dependence is the trap.
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