Live In The Time of Quarantine Hoarding: It’s a Maslow Moment What empty shelves tell us about ourselves Much has been written about the hoarding phenomena that has accompanied the pandemic — I’m pretty sure there will be a vast catalog of memes when this is all done. Maybe someday, in retrospect, they will seem funny. Right now, it can be pretty disappointing to witness the […] Written by BPH April 11, 2020October 20, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Thoughts from the Zeitgeist The Problem Isn’t Scarcity—It’s Excess Forty years ago, Gary Trudeau published what is now a classic Doonesbury cartoon in which he poked fun at the American penchant for conspicuous consumption. In the comic, a newly adopted Vietnamese baby looks at the huge plate of food served by her American parents and thinks, “This is positively obscene!” Today’s equivalent falls into […] Written by BPH July 14, 2016October 26, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
