Change is the Only Constant
adaptivism, climate, science, society
Change is the Only Constant
We are burning ancient plants and animals (aka fossil fuels, not renewable) to jet around and wear fast fashion, and build highways and skyscrapers, and heat outdoor swimming pools in autumn, and shiver inside in summer, and convert lush ecosystems into sprawling and unwalkable suburbs with silly lawns, and commute alone in our cars to jobs that do
... See moreAyana Elizabeth Johnson • What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures
Biodiversity loss is a climate change multiplier. Every species we lose, every ecosystem we destroy weakens the planet’s resilience capacity.
Diverse forests store more carbon than monocultures. They're also more resilient to extreme weather events. Even soil biodiversity determines how much carbon remains locked underground rather than in our atmos... See more
Diverse forests store more carbon than monocultures. They're also more resilient to extreme weather events. Even soil biodiversity determines how much carbon remains locked underground rather than in our atmos... See more
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Existential pain on max
Domestic Discontinuity and Interlocking Chaos Rob us of Time
Endurance is not resistance but finding a way to move with larger forces.
Meditate.
“The superior person brightens their bright virtue.”
There is no truth in life, only trying. There is no trick to life but trying. Life is trying (😉).
After many years of confusion and struggle (said without s
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As a former California resident, I watched Santa Anna winds (aka Sundowner winds) sweep down from the desert and blow out to sea. 100 km per hour winds, 5% humidity, 35 degree C temperatures (the temperature goes UP after sundown via compression), and all it takes is a spark on the mountain ridge road. In Santa Barbara, I watched electrical transfo... See more
Sabine looses it, this commenter’s wisdoms is spot on.
How to Survive the Broligarchy
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An excellent listen and even better 20 step plan in the post.
Why do homes survive a firestorm? For us forensic experts who have lived a few decades through many fire storms, patterns emerge.
It is not global warming, it is not due to carbon, or even drought. Multimillion dollar homes burned down surrounded by lush landscaping fit for a tropical environment. Here’s the facts:
High wind moves burning brands int... See more
It is not global warming, it is not due to carbon, or even drought. Multimillion dollar homes burned down surrounded by lush landscaping fit for a tropical environment. Here’s the facts:
High wind moves burning brands int... See more
Stan Luhr
The world around you is built by your thoughts. If you want the world around you to change, change the way you think about the world around you.
Yowza.
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Joshua Kaplanpropublica.org
Fascinating
You actually can contemplate creating a new (cognitive) foundation for the world, something that vast numbers of very different people will actually want to count on. It’s been done before. It doesn’t require anything literally impossible. It’s not wilder than stuff respectable people discuss freely like “building AGI” or “creating a new and better... See more
How does one prepare for a reorganization of the way we organize as a society? Culture? Nation? Species? How many OTHERs will be lost in the process?