Timothy, you raise a crucial point about the limitations of traditional economic approaches and the role of self-interest. It’s clear that the current system often reduces complex issues to market efficiencies, ignoring the broader, human aspects of our behavior and its consequences.

Your analogy about the endless cycle of adjusting medication highlights a significant flaw: treating symptoms rather than addressing root causes. It’s true that our current frameworks, focused on self-interest and efficiency, fall short in fostering genuine, sustainable change.

While I agree that market mechanisms alone won’t save us, integrating them with a deeper sense of shared responsibility and human values is essential. We need to balance economic incentives with a renewed commitment to collective well-being and environmental stewardship.

Southern winds from Patagonia,

Ricky