There’s no doubt that the last decade or so has seen the rise of what we might term ‘conscious capitalism’. Consumers have increasingly put a premium on paying more for goods and services that have a philanthropic bent — look at the Fair Trade coffee of Starbucks, the organic produce at Whole Foods, or the donation of shoes through Tom’s. Few would argue that this has been a positive development. But there’s at least one man who’s doing exactly that: the philosopher Slavoj Zizek. In this animated feature, he argues that ‘conscious capitalism’ is really just making us feel better about maintaining what is at its core an u… Read the full story on TreeHugger
