The dark side of the Achievement-Orange paradigm is hard to ignore these days: corporate greed, political short-termism, overleverage, overconsumption, and the reckless exploitation of the planet’s resources and ecosystems. But this shouldn’t eclipse the enormous liberation this stage has brought us. It has moved us away from the idea that authority has the right answer (instead, it relies on expert advice to give insight into the complex mechanics of the world) and brings a healthy dose of skepticism regarding revealed truth.
