Curating Content To Support Learning About Humanity's Transition

This content was posted on  15 Apr 21  by   Douglas Rushkoff  on  Facebook Page
The planet’s complex biosphere will survive us, one way or the other. Our own continuing …

The planet’s complex biosphere will survive us, one way or the other. Our own continuing participation, however, is in some doubt. Our aggressive industrial processes don’t just threaten the diversity of other species; they threaten us, too. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide lead to sharp declines in cognitive ability. Global warming not only displaces huge populations, but the higher temperatures can lead to everything from the spread of disease to increased social unrest.

We are part of a complex system of feedback loops and interconnections, and must learn to approach our world with greater sophistication, empathy, and vision — not as short-sighted profiteers but as humans with legacies. The earth doesn’t have to reject us as if we were an invading pathogen. Our consumption of resources need not deplete anything. In fact, we humans are capable of leaving a place more fertile than we found it.

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Permaculture embraces the complexity of both


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