We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true; our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement has been gained through a massively inefficient use of natural resources.
我们假设所有的东西都变得更有效率了，从直接意义上说这是正确的;我们的生活在很多方面都变得更好。但这种改善是通过对自然资源的大量低效利用而实现的。