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Alan Watts clip argues America is anti-materialist, not materialist

Original: Philosopher/“spiritual entertainer” Alan’s Watts on how “American civilization”is not a materialistic society, but an “a

A passage from philosopher Alan Watts's essay "The Unpreachable Religion" is recirculating, in which he argues that American civilization is not materialistic but anti-materialistic. Watts contends that, unintentionally, American society is devoted not to survival but to the destruction of life, inverting the usual criticism that the United States worships material things.

Why now: Watts's counterintuitive critique of American culture resonates amid ongoing debate about consumerism and environmental destruction.

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• Philosopher/“spiritual entertainer” Alan’s Watts on how “American civilization”is not a materialistic society, but an “anti-materialistic” society in that it’s unintentionally “devoted not to survival, but to the actual destruction of life.” From “The Unpreachable Religion.”… · transience@beige.party · 6

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