It’s money that screws us

Various species have attained great reproductive success by aligning
themselves with human needs.

Tobacco, corn, wheat, cattle all have grown spectacularly numerous as
they provide for human use and thus receive special support for their
propagation and growth.

But the most successful species of all is … cash money. Money is
perceived by humans as the sole source of value. Disregard the fact
that (for example) a tropical rainforest has provided a safe and stable
home for millions of species for millions of years. Disregard the fact
that it is among the most productive and diverse entities nature has
ever devised.

Instead, just burn it down to create a palm oil monoculture that
supports nothing but the bank accounts of Cargill shareholders.

The love of money has been said to be the root of all evil. Until we
end our worship of money for money’s sake we will continue to destroy
the natural world that in reality sustains us all.