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- It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.
The catchphrase ‘It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature’ was a hit marketing campaign for margarine in the 1970s. The phrase really stuck in people’s minds, kind of like how margarine globs onto English muffins, or crackers, or any of the thousands of ultraprocessed items available in the miles of grocery aisles manufactured by a handful of multinational conglomerates under the guise of a plethora of brands. Of course, it also resonated because it’s so obvious, or at least it should be. Oren Lyons* often used a similar and more meaningful version of this phrase, even before the margarine commercials….
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Playa Del Carmen – 2006
At the turn of the century, Playa Del Carmen was one of the fastest-growing cities in Latin America and is still the fastest-growing city in Mexico. Its population doubled from 40,000 in 1990 to 80,000 in 2000 and has since tripled to over 300,000 people in 2023. Its growth spurt, due to tourism, has brought in workers from all over the country and the globe.