Ivan Illich Quote

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.


Tools for Conviviality (1973), Ch. 3.


In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.