S1: It is doubtful if mankind, throughout its long history, has ever lived at all ‘sustainably’.
P: But in general mankind has regarded the environment as an endless ‘resource’ to be exploited and plundered.
Q: May be a few isolated tribal groups found the necessary balance with nature lived without the desire for endless ‘more’.
R: Now we have reached a point where we are on the verge of destroying ourselves and most of the life on earth.
S: This process has accelerated greatly since the industrial revolution.
S6: The concept of ‘sustainable’ is so far from reality that it is almost laughable.

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