Reframing

All of this restated another way: as our world becomes more polluted, as our population grows and land and natural resources become scarce, the only way forward is technological advancement and efficiency, driven and implemented by the market. These processes, on their own, drive us towards social inequality. It should be relatively easy to regulate industry, promote birth control, and take other actions which decrease the need for further technological implementation and efficiencies -- but recent history has show us otherwise. In this context, it is even more difficult to image taking action which would actually reverse our dependence on technology and the market. But can the actions of individuals or groups of like-minded people make enough of an impact?

Also, the things that many people say they'd like more of are not necessarily provided or enhanced by the market: leisure time, sleeping better, family life, love, health, etc.