The tracks will lead to places we don’t want to be if they are shaped by convenience, superficial materialism, fake lifestyle status and entitlement.
But, this is living! This is what we need to aspire to...
I feel that one of the drivers of "the population is too big" is that the large percentage of the population who won't make it, are those who probably haven't done that much for humanity so far. The consumers.
The problem I have with the "mindfulness" approach (the media driven one), is that it has become another consumable, but not actually addressing real changes in most people. Quoting Gandhi and the Buddha, doesn't mean making the change for greater wellbeing, or becoming more community-minded. It is the equivalent of changing a profile picture to a flag color to signal solidarity. It does nothing much.
However, this doesn't mean that there isn't value in building and encouraging mindfulness, it just means that only a fraction of those who believe they are practicing it, are actually practicing it. The majority, have just put on a black dress, looked in the mirror, and decided they have lost weight.