In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the pr…

Ivan Illich
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In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy. ✨ Tools for Conviviality ch. 3 (1973)
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