Comments Paps has made
What next?
Such a paradigm shift (sorry for using that term) would make the world an exciting place to live. Finally problem solving and cooperation would be the mainstays of science and life in general. Unfortunately it is hard to see an end to the "me first" society that liberal democracy has created. If we somehow rebuild "community" maybe people won't retreat to their McMansions(tm) and cable television.
If you have not read "Beyond Growth" yet, read it.On Renowned ecological economist Herman Daly says climate action can't wait posted 2 years, 3 months ago 3 Responses
Maybe civilization should change
Who says that a civilization has to change as a result of cataclysmic destruction? Our government will not be fixed with the "right" people in "power", it will be fixed by changing how we look at government and our participation in it. "People are only free on the day they vote." (after that their "representatives" control the system. sorry, I don't have the author on me)
Yielding to government with the current system is equivalent to yielding to the people with the most lobbying power. Yielding to the market is the same, because if you can afford to spend the most on lobbyists, you can afford to game the system; the market is not "free".
Someday we will stop looking at history and start understanding that humans change and it may be time for a rethinking of what came before.
(see Herman Daly and Benjamin Barber)On Economist goes over to the dark side posted 2 years, 3 months ago 17 Responses