重新思考“进步”：对可持续性的深入审视
我们常常谈论可持续性，通常关注可再生能源和高效设备等方面。这些确实重要，但却未能触及要点。真正的问题不仅在于我们如何生产东西，更在于我们为什么要生产如此之多。我们需要重新思考“进步”这一概念。
考虑一下对经济增长的痴迷。它被视为一种普遍的善，但它实际上带来了什么？确实是更多的物品，但同时也带来了更多的污染、更大的不平等和更多的压力。也许目标不应该是无止境的扩张，而是完全不同的东西。也许我们应该追求的是稳定、韧性，甚至仅仅是简单的满足感。
归根结底，可持续性并不是寻找巧妙的方法来维持现有系统的运转。它是关于质疑这个系统本身。它是关于认识到在一个有限的星球上无止境的增长是一种幻想。它是关于面对一些不舒服的真相，并做出一些艰难的选择。
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We talk a lot about sustainability, usually focusing on things like renewable energy and efficient gadgets. These are fine, but they miss the point. The real problem isn't just how we produce things, but why we produce so much in the first place. We need to rethink the whole idea of "progress."<p>Consider the obsession with economic growth. It's treated as a universal good, but what does it actually deliver? More stuff, sure, but also more pollution, more inequality, and more stress. Maybe the goal shouldn't be endless expansion, but something else entirely. Maybe we should be aiming for stability, resilience, or even just plain old contentment.<p>Ultimately, sustainability isn't about finding clever ways to keep the current system running. It's about questioning the system itself. It's about recognizing that endless growth on a finite planet is a fantasy. It's about facing some uncomfortable truths and making some hard choices.