Today, more than ever, dynamics of human interaction both among themselves and with nature are dictated by an economic-financial dimension that was born and nurtured on a linear Take-Make-Waste model. Far from having a moralistic intent, the paper would like to underline how, in this dimension, the yardstick is growth and profit, relatively unimportant figures if related to the concept of sustainability or better survival. Finance, an abstraction that should represent the complexity and interconnection of our planet, sins of pride in believing that roles are reversed, and that nature obeys rules written on paper by economists. As a consequence of capitalism, the social problem evident today is, unfortunately, the proof.