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Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne's avatar

Parasitism.

One of nature's interplays.

Humans can choose else.

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Mary's avatar

Jason, It is such a pleasure to read your work. I always learn so much and find myself moved to action. I found "Parasites and Countermeasures" somehow comforting and horrific all at once -- and here we are -- with so much work to do. Today, we'll focus on our rewilding project.

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Jason Anthony's avatar

Comforting and horrific is my specialty... as I write about a transformed but beautiful world. Thanks for doing all you're doing.

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Diane Porter's avatar

Such an interesting take on parasitism and respect.

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Jason Anthony's avatar

Thank you, Diane.

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Susan Winter's avatar

Wonderfully written and so true.

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Jason Anthony's avatar

Thank you, Susan.

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robrice's avatar

This is great! Thanks for this perspective.

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Jason Anthony's avatar

Thanks, Rob. Good to have you here.

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Mary Lou Teel's avatar

Beautiful and brilliant. I do wish we humans could be as intelligent as a cow-wheat flower.

Mary Lou

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Jason Anthony's avatar

Thank you, Mary Lou. It's a worthy aspiration, right?

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Moshe Koval's avatar

Beautiful as always. The juxtaposition of the photos of animal and industrial parasites are brilliant

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Jason Anthony's avatar

Thank you, Moshe. It took a while to find the right pairings, but I liked the result too.

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Michael's avatar

A brilliant essay Jason. Yes the better angels' operation has always been a low budget affair and always in need of support

That's why I'm a paid subscriber. You touched on and made connections between so many features of our world and I shan't comment. I'm off to the hospital for a surgery. Too bad the parasites currently governing our storm-lashed land seek to defund health care.

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Robot Bender's avatar

The community here will be keeping you in mind. See you when you're up and around.

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Jason Anthony's avatar

Thank you, Michael. You've always been such a stalwart supporter here, and I very much appreciate it. Be well, and I look forward to hearing from you post-surgery.

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Andy @Revkin's avatar

A fine analysis of echoes of biological parasitism in human affairs, Jason. And it could be carried even further. I had just finished reading some analysis of Trump's foreign policy and sense it could be argued that part of what he's rejecting is longstanding European parasitism - benefitting for generations from our costly military shield.

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Jason Anthony's avatar

Thanks, Andy. Good to hear from you. I'd have to read more to have a solid opinion, but my sense is that the relationship with Europe is about more than getting the life sucked out of us... How about a partial or hemiparasitism?

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