Ideals that shaped the world we lived in today

The ideals of environmentalism,egalitarianism,capitalism, democracy and consumerism has shaped the world we lived today. Environmentalism occurs Because of human selfish acts, we tend to think about our ourselves instead of caring about what could be the possible effects of the acts that we do. During the industrial revolution from about 1760 to some time between 1820 and 1840, mankind only thought about the possible amount of profits they could earn after everything, not bothering the effects on the environment they lived in. If they would have cared about the environment, they will face a reduction in their production rate. Hence, they do not care about the effect as they know that the consequences of their actions will not happened on themselves. But have anyone at that time realized the terrible effects of their actions that their descendents have to face.Consumerism is the reason for the devastating effects of environmentalism. Because of our unlimited wants, man had to make some "compromises" to remove the natural resources so that more goods, be it consumers good or capital goods, can be produced. This in turn allows us to be become better and better due to Capitalism which is the way a democratic nation actually adopt in order to make the people work to feed themselves. Democracy may have the pros and cons but in the world context today, apparently it has done more harm than good for us as the income gap between the rich and the poor becomes wider and wider each day. In conclusion, lets break the cycle of it and spare a thought for others as it ,ay affects not only others but your loved ones too.