One of my subscribers introduced me to physicist Ursula Franklin and her Real World of Technology lecture series *from the 1980s*. I wrote down so many quotes while listening to it that I went and bought the book she later published of the expanded lectures. One of the quotes I wrote down was: “This planet is sick and whatever stress can be removed must be removed starting with the easiest and going to more and more difficult ones. Do all the things that are doable fast and see what happens rather than spend time on meta-strategies.” Never more urgently needed.
Jason, that's a great look at the different issues that make up the big picture of climate change. I'm cautious about your take on stable democracies being essential for a healthy environment. For the record, I do think democracy is a much better solution than autocracy but my faith in the "will of the people" has taken a big hit in the last few years. I don't have a solution here, but I believe that without a deeper and more realistic cultural understanding of our place in the world, democracy becomes a tool that is just as effective as any other in keeping us headed down the wrong path.
Working my way through the archives. Finally decided to read this one, which I'd been avoiding because I figured it would be heartbreaking, and I felt I needed to prepare myself first. Well, it was heartbreaking, but also wasn't, and that's not an easy feat to achieve. I'll be rereading it soon, likely more than once. 🌍
Oct 28, 2023·edited Oct 28, 2023Liked by Jason Anthony
Thank you for making writing "Simply ask yourself, how can I make things a little better." The power in this recommendation is that any act done with that intention has double power, helping to heal our mother planet and at the same healing our own souls.
One of my subscribers introduced me to physicist Ursula Franklin and her Real World of Technology lecture series *from the 1980s*. I wrote down so many quotes while listening to it that I went and bought the book she later published of the expanded lectures. One of the quotes I wrote down was: “This planet is sick and whatever stress can be removed must be removed starting with the easiest and going to more and more difficult ones. Do all the things that are doable fast and see what happens rather than spend time on meta-strategies.” Never more urgently needed.
Jason, that's a great look at the different issues that make up the big picture of climate change. I'm cautious about your take on stable democracies being essential for a healthy environment. For the record, I do think democracy is a much better solution than autocracy but my faith in the "will of the people" has taken a big hit in the last few years. I don't have a solution here, but I believe that without a deeper and more realistic cultural understanding of our place in the world, democracy becomes a tool that is just as effective as any other in keeping us headed down the wrong path.
Working my way through the archives. Finally decided to read this one, which I'd been avoiding because I figured it would be heartbreaking, and I felt I needed to prepare myself first. Well, it was heartbreaking, but also wasn't, and that's not an easy feat to achieve. I'll be rereading it soon, likely more than once. 🌍
Thank you for making writing "Simply ask yourself, how can I make things a little better." The power in this recommendation is that any act done with that intention has double power, helping to heal our mother planet and at the same healing our own souls.
I don't think I've read you before. I wanted to restack almost every paragraph. This is your lever!