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Alan Watts clip argues Western society is anti-materialistic
Original: Philosopher/“spiritual entertainer” Alan’s Watts on how Western society is not a materialistic society, but an “anti-mat
A recording of philosopher Alan Watts, from his talk "The Unpreachable Religion," is circulating again. In it he argues that Western society is not materialistic but anti-materialistic, unintentionally "devoted not to survival, but to the actual destruction of life." Watts, often called a spiritual entertainer, is known for bringing Zen and Eastern thought to Western audiences, and his critiques of modern culture continue to find new listeners decades after his death.
Why now: Watts's counterintuitive critique of consumer culture still resonates amid ongoing debate about consumerism and environmental destruction
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