$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', 'C')arver, It sounds like cultural creatives eschew the rudimentary basics of a sub-culture. So if it's composed of individuals who wish to remain so, in what sense is it actually a sub-culture?
I find it interesting that the author Lietaer describes New Agers as a small minority. In my neck of the woods, they're a good 50% of the population.
It's based on surveys and studies done by Paul Ray: 
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Peak Oil Risks Losing Credibility Because of Pol. Agendas
by CARVER » Mon 05 Dec 2005, 13:00:49
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hile Cultural Creatives are a subculture, they lack one critical ingredient in their lives: awareness of themselves as a whole people. We call them the Cultural Creatives precisely because they are already creating a new culture. If they could see how promising this creativity is for all of us, if they could know how large their numbers are, many things might follow. These optimistic, altruistic millions might be willing to speak more frankly in public settings and act more directly in shaping a new way of life for our time and the time ahead. They might lead the way toward an Integral Culture.
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FAQ
1. Why do you call them the Cultural Creatives?
Because they are literally creating a new culture. Innovation by innovation they are shaping a new American culture for the 21st century.
2. Aren't they all just... New Age?
No the New Agers are only a tiny postage stamp on the corner of this envelope-about 5% of population compared to 26%, and half of the New Agers aren't Cultural Creatives either. Most Cultural Creatives are very mainstream and would be offended if you called them New Age. They're very grounded and practical people.
(Those numbers however could be outdated, I believe the surveys were done before the year 2000)
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Re: Peak Oil Risks Losing Credibility Because of Pol. Agenda
by Lokutus » Tue 06 Dec 2005, 05:09:09
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'P')eak Oil is not a political agenda. It is a set of geological facts, as Ludi indicated, and their associated consequences. How can facts lose credibility?
Read this http://karavans.typepad.com/karavans/20 ... ts_wh.html
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