Carsonists and the Distribution of the Champagne Glass in the Name of Sustainability

Carsonists! I love it! Not only is it a great combination of words, but the polivands have hit on something incredibly symbolic. A car can mean a lot of things to different of people, but owning a car is a sign of wealth because it takes a lot of money to own a car. First, there is the initial cost of the car, then gas, oil, and (as I have been learning a lot recently) there is the never ending light that pops up on your dashboard telling you to check your engine, which costs money. Usually the fancier your car, the more money you have. If you have more than one car, that's a multiple $ sign. A truly poor person is going to have a lot of trouble owning a car.

The champagne glass distribution is a great visual. It makes sense with the richest on top because with money comes power. It makes the rich look very greedy and like they are hording as much as possible and letting the rest trickle or slowly ooze down to the less fortunate in the world. The diagram shows how unstable this structure is, having a poor base is not a good idea when trying to hold up such a heavy rich top. If a gust of wind comes there will be nothing to stop the structure from falling over. Also the support could break from all the weight. This is an incredibly precarious structure.  
                      
Under a capitalist structure a society is motivated by money. Money is the priority. Money becomes what rules the world. Not human rights, not environmental equity. Money. Although these may still be important to people, they have to come at least second if money is the motivating factor. If it doesn't make money, it is out of the picture. The world becomes divided into money, and lets think about this. Money is a physical representation of an idea people made up to put worth to something to trade. The world becomes something to trade.

Socialism revolves around the people. People are the priority. I think that is great for people, but then the world becomes divided into people. So basically people take over the world, which does have the potential to hurt the environment... eventually hurting the people.

An environmentalist structure would theoretically work because people are part of the environment. If the priority was everything in the world.... people would be ok. Right?

Burning cars, that symbolize money, represents a demand for a more encompassing system, not just one that allows people to compete for money and buy cars at the cost of others and the planet.

So sustainability. I thought it was my number one value, but it really depends on what context the word is used. If we are talking about sustaining a the world how it is.... hmmm well I don't really want to be a part of that because the world how it is kind of sucks. Well, it is pretty corrupt at least. And it wouldn't be very sustainable because the current structure is about to topple over. It's not really a champagne glass hmmm. It doesn't have a bottom. I've maybe seen some disposable one's like that... like the taster kind or something. It's a greedy oozy pool of maple syrup with a little hole in the middle maybe. Its not gonna last that for sure. Its gonna run out of the sweet stuff at some point. Or its gonna freeze and shatter from the bottom. But either way it won't last.


Here's to a refreshing cocktail!