Cultural transformation occurred in the Western world around the 1970s, where people became anxious about the environmental and resource costs of growth, leading to a widely shared belief that society is 'rich enough' and that further growth would cause planetary degradation.
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“there is a kind of cultural change that happens in the Western world in the 1970s, around the time you think things slow down and stagnate, where people become very anxious about the costs of growth, the environmental costs, above all.”
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A.I., Mars and Immortality: Are We Dreaming Big Enough? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat— Interesting Times with Ross DouthatCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:24:23 AM
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