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Why We Need New Words for Life in the Anthropocene
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: Uncommonly Lovely Invented Words for What We Feel but Cannot Name
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
“As climactic change begins to affect long-range strategic planning for human survival, as the Earth's stocks of pelagic food fish plummet, as dry-land aquifers are drained, we can easily believe we've been shortsighted in a loss of intimacy with place, in largely ignoring the impact geography has on our daily lives.” Barry Lopez from embrace fearl
... See moreIf our inability to tell meaningful, actionable stories about our changing planet is part of the problem, then we need to rethink the tools we use to make culture itself.
James Bridle • Ways of Being: Beyond Human Intelligence
Analyzing the language we use to describe climate change is particularly urgent, according to Dr. Stibbe, as our words directly influence how we tackle it. For example, the neutral-sounding term “anthropogenic climate change” collapses human responsibility for the climate crisis into a neat, innocuous noun. “There’s no actual agents doing anything,
... See moreDeep Ecology • Why We Need New Words for Nature
"For example, look at the dominant discourse framing the current state of Work as an “Anti-Ambition” or “Anti-Work” Movement, painting a picture of people simply not wanting to work. In fact, they are not rejecting Work per se. They are rejecting the current system of Work (Work 2.0) and demanding a world of Work anchored in values such as eq
... See moreRodrigo Turra from The Nexialist • 🛗✨The Nexialist #0133
“As climactic change begins to affect long-range strategic planning for human survival, as the Earth's stocks of pelagic food fish plummet, as dry-land aquifers are drained, we can easily believe we've been shortsighted in a loss of intimacy with place, in largely ignoring the impact geography has on our daily lives.” Barry Lopez from embrace fearl
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