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“Populations that have remained in locations over long periods of time... have shared a past and expect to share a future. They expect their children and their grandchildren to inherit their land. In other words, their discount rates are low. If costly investments are made at one point in time, they or their families are likely to reap the benefits... See more
Spencer R. Scott • Emergencies, Frameshifts and What They Tell Us About Our Place in the World
Elinor Ostrom via Spencer R Scott
“When you get the message, hang up the phone. For psychedelic drugs [or social media in our case] are simply instruments, like microscopes, telescopes, and telephones. The biologist does not sit with eye permanently glued to the microscope; he goes away and works on what he has seen.”
Spencer R. Scott • Once You Get the Message, Hang Up the Phone
Alan Watts via Spencer R Scott substack
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