Affluenza

But it won't be enough. Because this is not, fundamentally, a technological problem. Nor is it, fundamentally, a political problem. This is a problem of appetites, and of narcissism, and of self-deceit. The planet is breaking, and it is breaking under the weight of our hunger for more. To reform the world, we must first reform ourselves." -- Affluenza.org

This really resonated with me. It's so true and yet so few people know it. BTW I searched for this after reading Oliver James's articles in The Economic Times.