SolarPunk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT-h1ELrcIo "This presentation addresses the problem of communication, categorical associations, the rise of anti-intellectualism and other issues related to discussions surrounding social progress. It works to address the…
"It may seem like a trivial distinction but it's important, because in order to get these ideas across, the receiving mind has to understand that we're dealing with fundamental principles of survival.
At the end of the day it's not about class or social inequality in and of itself as if some oppressed group needs to be set free. It's bigger than that. It's about what an enduring society actually requires to exist and keep persisting without all the horrible features we're seeing rise today.
In the end, the method of science, which is not perfect in its evolving practice, is still at the foundation of the epistimological and technological progress we have seen as a civilization. It works."
At the end of the day it's not about class or social inequality in and of itself as if some oppressed group needs to be set free. It's bigger than that. It's about what an enduring society actually requires to exist and keep persisting without all the horrible features we're seeing rise today.
In the end, the method of science, which is not perfect in its evolving practice, is still at the foundation of the epistimological and technological progress we have seen as a civilization. It works."
For solarpunkers with a strong interest in urbanization and transit, this is a great newsletter that comes out once a week:
heroes plant trees: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dozens-of-countries-have-been-working-to-plant-great-green-wall-and-its-producing-results/
Good News Network
Dozens of Countries Are Working Together to Plant ‘Great Green Wall’ Across Africa – and It is Holding Back Poverty
The wall is only 15% complete and it’s already brought a renewed source of food, water, income, and resources into arid rural areas.