If the universe belongs to god, the earth belongs to man. With that deed in hand, we can tear down a forest to build a city and dam a river to quench its thirst. Accumulation is the mechanism through which we shape the earth in our image, both directly by turning it into commodities and indirectly through the exhaust of accumulative production. Until recently, that assumption was carried out through conquest and expansion (go forth and multiply!) but there’s been no tierra nueva to conquer for over a hundred years.
Planet as Prefix V
Planet as Prefix V
Planet as Prefix V
If the universe belongs to god, the earth belongs to man. With that deed in hand, we can tear down a forest to build a city and dam a river to quench its thirst. Accumulation is the mechanism through which we shape the earth in our image, both directly by turning it into commodities and indirectly through the exhaust of accumulative production. Until recently, that assumption was carried out through conquest and expansion (go forth and multiply!) but there’s been no tierra nueva to conquer for over a hundred years.