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Cinder
@Triquetrea
Thinking about this thread, and about the difference between world-facing and life-facing orientations. I've spent the short while of my adult life so far being entirely aware this was coming, but not doing anything about it.
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Vinay
@leashless
Activists just don't get it. The shit has *completely* hit the fan, politically speaking. Just wreckage. Technology is eating away at the fabric of society at an unbelievable rate. Future shock is here. And you think *politicians* are going to fix this? Or consumer choice? Ya
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Cinder
@Triquetrea
There are a string of reasons: - I lack the relevant technical expertise. - I had to shore up a lot of personal problems first - My contribution would inevitably be minor But with problems this scale, we need millions of people doing *something* to gain any traction at all.
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Cinder
@Triquetrea
Problems like this too big for the human mind. Everything breaks down as the little network fails to comprehend the scale. I'm guessing I've been thinking about this wrong: realistically, most of us will do little. But if you can solve a real problem, even a minor one, do so.
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Cinder
@Triquetrea
Not really sure how, if any way at all, an eclectic background in linguistics and psychology can be related to these problems. Maybe they can't, maybe they can. Probably best to find out. And if not, best to do something that could.
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David
@impermanen_
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@Triquetrea
One condition for such a radical (and rapid) transformation is helping people develop resilience and capacity for enjoyment within chaotic circumstances. Individually and in community. Else we eat each other. That development is not a technical endeavor.
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David
@impermanen_
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@Triquetrea
Like you, I’m trying to think through what I could possibly contribute. I know technical leadership and vision will be necessary, but it won’t be sufficient in the way Vinay seems to think.
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Cinder
@Triquetrea
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Great points! I'm concerned that, this far into the cascades in the climate systems, we'll be hitting critical levels of devastation before any mitigation that would be ready *today* has any real effect. Easy to see how this would cause more than one sort of social problem.
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