Change is the Only Constant
adaptivism, climate, science, society
Change is the Only Constant
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?
Dismayed. Disillusioned. Disenfranchised. Depressed.
Struggling to understand
The ultimate tool for corporations to sustain a culture of this sort is to develop the 40-hour workweek as the normal lifestyle. Under these working conditions people have to build a life in the evenings and on weekends. This arrangement makes us naturally more inclined to spend heavily on entertainment and conveniences because our free time is so ... See more
raptitude.com • Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed
It’s important to say what hope is not: it is not the belief that everything was, is, or will be fine. The evidence is all around us of tremendous suffering and tremendous destruction. The hope I’m interested in is about broad perspectives with specific possibilities, ones that invite or demand that we act.
Rebecca Solnit • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
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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
If your loved ones wondered how much you value them, now they know.
youtu.beOoomph. Liberal rage, but kiiiinda justified.
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Joshua Kaplanpropublica.org
Fascinating
Kids - the end of our way of life as we know it is fast approaching - in our lifetimes. Adapt now for long term survival.
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.