Kalle Lasn Quotes

Overconsumption is the mother of all environmental problems. For the first time in the history of capitalism, consumption itself has become controversial.

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• Overconsumption is the mother of all environmental problems. For the first time in the history of capitalism, consumption itself has become controversial.

  

  Kalle Lasn
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