Half a century ago, people lived in a world marked by a shortage of essential goods, while today, the planet’s material and technological infrastructure has advanced so significantly that the volume of production has already surpassed the level of possible consumption.
Once, people lived on the land, leading an agrarian lifestyle and receiving everything they needed from Mother Nature, sustained by God’s provision. During feudalism, their lands were taken away, and during industrialization, they were directed to live in cities to fill the emerging factories and plants. Since there weren’t enough workers, women were allowed to work to place them by the machines as well, and kindergartens were created so they could leave their children there while they worked, which wasn’t without its flaws. For a long time, production failed to keep pace with needs, a phenomenon known as a
shortage of goods.
By the end of the 20th century, production levels had caught up with consumption, and at that point, a global overhaul of the
planet’s economic system was supposed to take place. However, this did not occur, and since governments remain focused
on maintaining and growing GDP, we now live in a state of overproduction, a surplus of goods: today, far more is produced
than society actually requires.
People don’t require five refrigerators, ten washing machines, or twenty cars, computers, and mobile phones. As a result, to sustain high levels of production and sales, the quality and lifespan of these products are now systematically reduced.
For reference: Planned obsolescence (also known as intentional obsolescence) is the characteristic of goods that are intentionally designed with a shortened lifespan to force consumers into repeat purchases. This can involve a direct limitation of the product's lifespan (the product breaks or stops working) or various indirect methods (e.g., obsolescence through being phased out of fashion, support discontinuation, etc.). Planned obsolescence has a potential benefit for manufacturers, as products fail, forcing consumers to buy replacements. This strategy boosts sales by forcing customers to purchase repeatedly to maintain functional products.
Recently, while lecturing in Germany, I learned that some Germans still use washing machines and refrigerators from the 1990s. Meanwhile, today’s refrigerators last exactly five years before breaking down right after the warranty expires. One of my seminar organizers mentioned that his friend works for a company supplying parts to Siemens and Bosch. These corporations specifically order components designed to last just five years—even though they could make them durable for 50 years or more.
A technologist from a well-known company producing stockings and tights shared that about fifteen years ago, the company’s director instructed them to start manufacturing products with the same appearance but a shorter lifespan by lowering the thread quality. Older women recall that tights used to last six months or longer; now, they tear within a week. This principle is now widespread in clothing production.
Since then, scientific and technological advancements have surged, reaching the realm of nanotechnology. Computers are in every household, mobile phones are in the hands of every family member, and scientists are already delving into the human genome. Technology has long enabled the possibility of creating cars and other products that could be virtually everlasting—designed to function for 100 years or more without breaking down. This would allow people to dedicate their newfound free time to cultural, creative, and holistic self-development.
What is the warranty on Toyota cars today? What do you think? Two, three, five, or even ten million kilometers? – No. Now, their durability has been reduced to just 100,000 kilometers. In other words, over the last 25 years, the quality and longevity of
these cars has not improved; in fact, their durability has decreased by a factor of ten (!!!).

The same situation is observed across all sectors of modern production. Every Samsung television, for example, is equipped with a chip that deliberately forces it to break down after 50,000 hours of operation, and so on. Technology has long been capable of making cars and other products virtually everlasting, designed to last for 50, 100 years, or even longer without failure. However, these products are deliberately designed today so that, after just a few years, they begin to break down and quickly find their way to landfills.
Research suggests that to maintain our current standard of living, people would only need to work one hour per day—just one day a week—if products were not intentionally designed to become obsolete. However, to keep GDP and sales high, the quality and lifespan of products have been drastically shortened. The strain this places on Nature is undeniable. Indeed, humanity has become like a vast combine harvester, sweeping across the planet, depleting natural resources accumulated
over millions of years and converting them into waste.

This very approach is the greatest enemy of ecology and the catalyst for all wars, because to continuously produce more and more new goods to replace old ones—designed to wear out as quickly as possible—resources are required, and their quantity is severely limited.
All wars today are fought over resources and markets for selling goods, to enable continuous production and sales.


However, this approach is destroying the planet, which is why scientists are developing ideas to relocate humans to Mars. Instead of attempting to terraform Mars and relocate there-a process that is incredibly energy-intensive and costly-it would make far more sense to preserve life on Earth by restoring its fertile soil and turning the Earth back into a flourishing garden. For instance, Erwin Thoma’s “Tree 100” technology allows the creation of everlasting, breathable houses made from natural wood that can last for centuries without the need for chemical treatment. In Japan, a monastery built using this technology 1,450 years ago still stands. This could drastically reduce deforestation.
The modern economy is wasteful and produces only waste—more precisely, there is no real economy today. Instead, what prevails today is chrematistics. These two terms were introduced by Aristotle, who distinguished between two types of economic activity:
Economy refers to activities aimed at satisfying the natural, essential needs of people (from Ancient Greek “οἶκος” – “house, household,” “νόμος” – “rule”).
Chrematistics is an activity focused exclusively on generating monetary profit and accumulating wealth as an end in itself, asa supreme goal, as the veneration of profit (from Ancient Greek “χρηματιστική” — “wealth generation,” from “χρήματα” -“money”).
Aristotle emphasized the stark contrast between these two types of activities, as economics brings prosperity to society, while chrematistics destroys it. Since chrematistics is closely linked to economics, people often mistake it for true economics.
However, economics is aimed at caring for people, nature, and society, whereas chrematistics focuses on exploiting them. Economics, as the science of managing a household, is always in harmony with nature, regardless of its scale. When you build a house, you design it so that every component is durable, reliable, and serves you and future generations for as long as possible, without requiring additional expenses, effort, or repairs.
In Aristotle’s time, chrematistics referred primarily to speculative trade and usury, the clearest method of parasitic enrichment, as it derives its profit from money itself, which was originally created to facilitate trade in goods and services. Money was supposed to ease trade, but usury (especially when combined with currency issuance) inflates money while eroding its value. Today, alongside usury, which has enslaved the global economy, the deliberate obsolescence of goods has become a central
component of chrematistics, destroying both the planet and the limited time humans have for progress.
One of the most important and rapidly disappearing natural resources today is fertile land. Fertile soils consist of 80% decayed organic matter and living organisms (insects and microorganisms, worms, bacteria, micro-fungi, algae, nano- and micro-plants), along with the products of their activity and decomposed remains. These small but essential microorganisms, invisible to the human eye, are collectively known as the “soil-forming microflora and microfauna.” A handful of healthy soil
contains millions of microorganisms that sustain its fertility.
As long as life exists in the soil, it can maintain its fertility indefinitely. However, intensive agricultural practices involving pesticides and herbicides kill the life within the soil, halting the formation of humus and gradually depleting it down to its mineral base, rendering it barren, infertile, and lifeless. Agricultural corporations are clearing forests where fertile soil still remains, leaving behind lifeless, degraded land.
Over the past 150 years, humanity has already lost more than half of all fertile lands and forests, and this process is only accelerating. Industrial, intensive farming methods are destroying what our ancestors preserved for millennia. Given the current rate of population growth, we should be increasing arable land by 15 million hectares annually, yet in reality, more than 10 million hectares of fertile land are lost each year.
Yes, there are activists working on organic farming, but they are few in number globally, and the pace at which fertile land is being destroyed is ten times faster than the rate at which it can be restored. In other words, we are currently consuming ten times more than we are The fertile layer is melting away like snow on a hot day. Our planet Earth is losing its land! This issue is barely discussed at international economic conferences and environmental summits. Meanwhile, the “shadow government” and the corporations they control are well aware of this, which is why they’ve been pushing insects into our food supply -because insects are the only thing that can be grown when there is no soil left.
We must change the situation on this planet, as the constant extraction of resources to sustain high levels of product sales, while intentionally shortening the lifespan of products, is a dead-end path for society. Humanity will not be able to continue on this path for long because Earth’s resources are finite, and each year, we are left with less fertile land, clean drinking water, and fresh air.
The focus on GDP has become a major driver of political decisions today, but its structure inherently demands unlimited growth. GDP measures expenditures, not well-being or subjective happiness, and it fails to account for the benefits that exist outside of the market. The only thing GDP tracks is the speed at which money moves, which benefits only moneylenders. GDP rises with the consumption of pharmaceuticals, alcohol, and other harmful products. Any illness, war, or disaster boosts GDP, even though these events clearly reduce the well-being of the masses.
Human progress should not lead to an increase in GDP, but rather to a decrease in GDP as a measure of This should primarily focus on a reduction in the production of harmful, low-quality, and intentionally short-lived goods. The sales volumes of all non-food items must decrease, not grow! The state of a nation should no longer be evaluated based on the quantity of goods it produces but rather on the durability of those goods and the quality of relationships between people. The metric of a state’s success based on GDP was imposed by bankers, who seek to control nations and humanity as a whole through the financial and credit systems.
This is precisely why, in Western countries, more than a third of all produced food is destroyed—to prevent price drops and maintain the profits of a small group of beneficiaries. Such an approach benefits only the parasites of the social organism, while it harms everyone else—the Earth, rulers, and ordinary people. Spiritual progress—caring for the welfare of others—means focusing on creating durable and high-quality goods, as well as healthy food products.
Therefore, if we are truly rational, mature individuals—and especially if we claim to be spiritual beings—we must use technological advancements to increase the quality of the products we produce (rather than diminishing it), and to reduce production quantities. This would drastically reduce the burden of energy consumption, lowering it by tens and even hundreds of times. Currently, 90% of fuel is wasted just on transporting people to and from work, moving raw materials and goods, and disposing of them.
City dwellers consume four times more resources than those living in rural areas. Geographically, the ecological footprint of cities far exceeds the actual space they occupy. For an average city with a population of 650,000, this footprint extends over 30,000 square kilometers.
While in the past people were displaced to fill factories and plants, today’s urban challenge lies in employment. City leaders now consider it a major achievement if they manage to create a few additional jobs. However, in the next ten to twenty years, up to 60% of all jobs in cities may be replaced by robots—not only in factories but across various sectors. Accounting software, for example, has already begun to displace hundreds of thousands of accountants globally.

Robotic checkout systems are being introduced in supermarkets, and soon they may replace all In most bistros and fast-food chains, robots will take over the roles of waiters and bartenders. Affordable self-learning robots, such as Baxter, have already been created, requiring no programmers for their operation. These robots can simply observe human actions and then reproduce them: preparing and serving a perfect pizza, shake, or coffee. The cost of these robots is lower than the average annual wage of a worker in a developed country.


With a proper, healthy approach, the issue of employment can be addressed in reverse order. First, the workday for women should be reduced to four hours, allowing them to have enough energy for their children and household responsibilities, and in the evening, to care for their husbands. Women should leave work after lunch. The next step is to free women from the necessity of working to support the family. At the same time, men’s working hours should also be gradually reduced, and people should be encouraged to return to the land, reviving ecological, natural farming. Technology now allows people to live on the land with all modern conveniences.

With a proper, healthy approach, the issue of employment should be tackled in reverse First, women’s work hours should be reduced to four hours a day, so they have enough energy for their children and household tasks, and in the evening, to care for their husbands. Women should finish work by lunchtime. The next step is to relieve women of the necessity to work for the family’s support. At the same time, men should also see their working hours gradually reduced, and people should be encouraged to return to the land, reviving ecological, natural farming. Technology now enables people to live on the land with modern comforts. By focusing on the production of high-quality, durable goods, the need for large cities would gradually fade away. Most importantly, this would end all the wars currently being fought over resources and markets for goods. It would allow us to preserve Nature and the planet’s resources for future generations, ensuring a sustainable, healthy, and safe life. Currently, some well-meaning but misinformed environmentalists argue that “we need to reduce consumption to conserve natural resources.” Does that mean we should shower less often? Use the washing machine and iron only once a month? Use the kettle and refrigerator only once a week?
In reality, we don’t need to reduce consumption to lessen the strain on nature. All we need is to stop manufacturing goods designed for planned obsolescence.
We must not believe that producing high-quality, durable goods will halt scientific and technological progress. Most people would be happy to use well-crafted, long-lasting items for years, even passing them down through generations. For some, new innovations will always be appealing. Scientists have long estimated that a population of just 300 million people is sufficient to sustain technological The global population now exceeds 8.2 billion. So, even if the number of buyers of new products decreases thirtyfold, technological and scientific progress will not suffer. In fact, it will thrive, as society’s focus on moral and spiritual growth, coupled with freeing people from the struggle for survival, will provide a powerful boost to the development of culture, art, morality, and environmentally conscious science. The purer the hearts and motives of people, the higher the knowledge and more advanced technologies that will be revealed to them.
In southern tropical India, where people didn’t need to toil for food or shelter from the cold, they achieved remarkable progress in various fields of science and culture: mathematics, music, architecture, dance, and theater. It was here that Ayurveda, the science of health preservation, and yoga originated. The scientific and cultural achievements of Vedic India continue to astonish modern scholars with their depth. But most importantly, the society consisted of generous, healthy, and happy people, thanks to its emphasis on spiritual growth—until the British redirected their attention from spiritual to material progress.
Evaluating the state of a nation based solely on the quantity of produced and sold goods and resources leads to the destruction of the Therefore, the planet will begin to free itself from such states and societies. Humanity must stop engaging in chrematistics and transition from a wasteful lifestyle to one more aligned with careful, respectful stewardship of the world. Technologies must be aligned with a careful, respectful approach to the world, where development does not compromise the future. Rather than reducing the population or pursuing utopian relocation plans, it would be far more sensible to preserve our Earth and transform it back into a flourishing garden.
When people focus on developing the good qualities within themselves, they will be able to use technology correctly and avoid the cultural and moral degradation observed in countries focused on improving material things rather than improving humanity itself.
The ability to consciously improve one’s qualities is the key trait that distinguishes humans from animals. Not everyone takes advantage of this opportunity, and even those who do, approach it differently. Therefore, society can be divided into four types of people based on their attitude toward self-development.
A person with an animalistic mindset cannot distinguish between what is good and what is bad for them. They have no serious life goals or They simply drift along like a twig in the current, believing they are incapable of improving their own life or society. They blame those in higher positions for all their problems, spending their free time on activities that lead to their degradation. In this case, there is no self-development whatsoever.
A person with a demonic mindset is mainly focused on themselves, their own pleasures, sensations, and feelings, viewing all relationships through the lens of personal gain. They engage in self-development, but only to gain more—whether it’s recognition, money, or other material rewards.
A person with a humanistic mindset is more concerned with the feelings of others and the benefit and joy they bring to them. They pursue self-development to be more helpful and useful to society.
People with a divine mindset focus their thoughts on God and on His feelings towards us. They use any free time for spiritual self-development, viewing service to society as part of their relationship with the Almighty. They engage in deep self-reflection to eliminate any trace of selfishness from their motives and thoughts, for only in pure and selfless hearts can the highest form of love manifest—love for God, and for all beings as His eternal, inseparable parts and children.
These four types of people form two symbiotic pairs, each of which bases its lifestyle on one of two types of economic activity.
People with a demonic mindset easily exploit those with an animalistic psyche. They do everything to lower the value system in society, leading others towards degradation. The animalistic type depends on the demonic type, as the latter provides what they find pleasurable: alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and degrading content. Chrematistics thrives on the existence of these two types of people.
The other symbiotic pair consists of people who create a sustainable economy. The human type of psyche, which produces durable goods and cares for the well-being of others, can only thrive in a society moving toward spirituality (“bicycle principle”: balance is maintained only as long as the bicycle moves). The divine type of psyche, in turn, is most appealing to those who live for the benefit of others.
Thus, there are two types of economies:
- The human economy, focused on the common good, is built on the cultural and moral development of individuals and
- The spiritual economy ensures the state’s sustainable prosperity, aiming at spiritual perfection, the purpose, and the ultimate goal of human life.
These two economic systems work together to create a society fostering both individual and collective well-being, supported by cultural, ethical, and spiritual growth.
In summary, an economy producing eternal (long-lasting) goods arises only when society is oriented toward eternal, non-material values. The key question is how people will use their free time if they no longer need to work for their survival. The answer is simple: they will spend more time doing what they already do with their free time.

People with an animalistic psyche spend their free time on activities leading to degradation, so increasing their free time would only accelerate this process, bringing more harm to themselves and Therefore, they should always be engaged in activity, leaving them as little free time as possible until they develop self-discipline through higher values. Currently, under the influence of individuals with a demonic mindset, they are involved in producing and consuming degrading content. However, they have the potential to improve the world and develop spiritually under the guidance of the wise. This is simply a matter of properly aligning the education system and media policies to support this transformation.
These four types of psyches correspond to three material and one non-material aspect, commonly known as body-mind-intellect-soul.
People with an animalistic psyche focus primarily on the body. This mindset is cultivated through the implementation of “sex education” in the education system, and the glorification of destructive and deviant behaviors through movies, video games, and similar mediums.
Individuals with a demonic mindset derive pleasure mainly from the mind, enjoying their social status, influence, and the ability to afford what others cannot. This psyche is shaped by media promotion of the cult of money, luxury, gambling, and financial schemes promising passive income, all rooted in the desire to receive more than one gives, or to receive without giving anything at all. It is also fostered by competitions from early childhood, where the focus is on standing out, cultivating an unhealthy ego.
Individuals with a humanistic mindset derive their main joy from the intellect, focusing on the benefit they bring to society and the joy they bring to others. This mindset is cultivated by celebrating in culture and media those who embody high morality and ethics—heroes of work, duty, and honor. It is achieved by enriching children and adolescents, before reaching sexual maturity, with noble, non-sexual emotions: love for parents, friendship, love for nature and country, as well as selflessness, the joy of helping others, and lessons in community service.
The divine psyche embodies the life of the soul. It is cultivated by spreading knowledge about our non-material nature and our relationship with God through culture, education, and media that reveal the divine qualities within us. This psyche helps individuals achieve the ultimate goal of human life, with saints who have attained love for God as primary role models.
Those oriented toward higher values use their free time for the benefit of themselves and society, and as they have more time, they bring even greater good to both. They won’t sit idle or do nothing, even if they are provided with everything they need for life. Instead, they will create masterpieces of architecture and culture, transforming the world into a paradise and dedicating their lives to the glorification of God.


In the Russian language, there are several words related to activity based on different internal motives: the rabota (work), the trud (labor), the delo (affair/task), and the missiya (mission). The word “rabota” is rooted in “rab” (slave). People work to earn a living, to survive, to live better, or at least not worse than others. All these motivations limit the consciousness. Excessive material dependence leads to personal degradation, just like a focus solely on oneself does (the animalistic and demonic types).
Those who are more focused on selflessness work for the benefit of others, thinking not only of their own well-being but also the common good. This is why the term “трудящиеся” (toilers or laborers) was predominantly used in the USSR.
When a person has a high purpose to which they have devoted their life, people say, “this is their life’s work” or “their mission.” This distinguishes people with high values, whose pronounced selflessness draws them closer to holiness. Those at this level are never passive; the freedom of time, combined with a secure foundation, gives them wings, allowing them to fullydevelop their talents in service to God and humanity. This mindset forms the foundation of the life recommended by all sacred scriptures.
The owners of the international financial and credit system are increasingly calling for the elimination of “excess” people from the planet. They label as “excess” anyone who does not generate profit for them. Their spokesperson is futurist Yuval Noah Harari, who states: “During the Industrial Revolution, a new class of urban proletariat was created.” Now we are witnessing the creation of a new, massive class of useless people. As computers continue to improve across more areas, they are likely to surpass us in most tasks, rendering humans unnecessary. And then, the main political and economic question of the 21st century will be: what do we need people for? Why do we need so many people? Currently, the best we can propose is to keep them happy with drugs and computer games.
This line of questioning is fundamentally flawed because it fails to consider the spiritual nature of humanity and the divine purpose that God has embedded in creation. Individuals with a demonic nature view God’s creation and everyone around them solely through a selfish, consumerist lens: “How can I use this thing or these people for my personal gain?” They lack an understanding of the value each being holds for God and the purpose behind His creation. Since people with a demonic mindset disregard God’s intentions and desires, focusing only on themselves, they desire to eliminate anyone who does not benefit them, labeling them as “excess” to prevent them from interfering with their own self-indulgence.
In contrast, state leaders with spiritual consciousness see themselves as stewards of God, ensuring that everyone lives according to divine order and develops spiritually to reach the highest goal.
Throughout life, every person should strive to attain spiritual perfection. All state institutions—education, culture, healthcare, law, economics, and media—must be geared toward improving people’s inner worlds and their connection with the Almighty, reflected in the quality of their relationships. The quality of relationships can be measured in numbers: divorce, abortion, corruption, conflicts, and crime rates should ideally approach zero, while the number of strong families and happy individuals increases!
The progress of humanity is not a progress of consumption, but of human development and relationships! God, above all, looks at the quality of our relationships with everyone around us!
