“Gaia hypothesis”, or “Science of curse”

The article is a review of the book by A. Etkind, which based on data sociology, history, economics, political science and statistics: author describes relationship between raw materials humankind to suggest way out dramatic collision ( Nature Evil. Raw Materials State . Moscow: New Literary Review, 2023. 504 p.). second edition confirms relevance its agenda in contemporary situation. chronological framework covers history from antiquity present day: shows how key changed timber grain past oil gas present, such changes affected not only tastes lifestyle but also systems economic vectors, which, turn, had opposite effect choice materials. argues that desire possess intensity their extraction processing determined geopolitical interests states, led wars and, ultimately, new state borders. introduces concept “addictivity materials” life individual societies, implies an unjustified dependence certain type (sugar, tobacco, opium or oil), this global disproportions ‘natural’ historical process.