It is easy to feel hopeless or powerless when reading news about issues of global challenges like climate change and social injustice. Or to feel that our individual roles and capabilities in tackling these crises are unimportant. However, we all have the power to make change happen. In fact, it has been argued that a small minority of citizens, 3.5%, “have the…
Let’s take a curious dive into J.B. MacKinnon’s thought-provoking thought experiment to find out! Before we start, you might have some questions… Firstly, what is a thought experiment? A thought experiment is an exploration of a hypothetical situation, in this case: a world without shopping. What do we mean by shopping in this context? MacKinnon clarifies that by ‘shopping’ he is referring…
