"We need to end the game of Monopoly and start playing the game of sustainability – recognizing the limitations of the planet and building our systems to live within those." Those are the wise words of Mike Nickerson, author of Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as If We Want to Stay. In this episode Mike explains why he is promoting the mantra, "more fun, less stuff." We're in a "tailspin consumerist debacle," according to Mike, and he's quite sure we need to be "liberated from the materialist cult." Our discussion includes the American Dream, the voluntary simplicity movement and the role of advertising in our overconsumption. LINKS: 8 Billion Angels screening and webinar - June 24, 2021 7th Generation Initiative / Sustainability Project  Life, Money & Illusion: Living on Earth as If We Want to Stay – by Mike Nickerson e-book print edition – contact Mike Nickerson Eco-Village project A Strategy for Long Term Well-Being – by Mike Nickerson Work Less Party What Really Counts: The Case for a Sustainable and Equitable Economy – by Ron Coleman More Fun, Less Stuff Starter Kit – by Betsy Taylor Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth – by R. Buckminster Fuller Spaceship Earth Passenger Safety Briefing – short film by Dave Gardner Small Is Beautiful – by E.F. Schumacher Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared "could be the most important film ever made."  Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/ Make a donation to support this non-profit project. https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/ Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup See the film – GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth http:www.growthbustersmovie.org Explore the issues at http://www.growthbusters.org View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Growthbuster Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode:

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