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I didn’t even know this was part of research. And this so clearly also links to “colonization of therapy” points of reference. So interesting. Why have I never heard of this before??
Wilderness recreation facilitates the dualistic understanding of humans as separate from Nature. We explore, we experience, we categorize ‘this’ as wilderness, untouched, worth preserving, worth connecting to and ‘that’ ad wasteland, exploitable and fallen. Then we return home, and we remain just as alienated from the nonhuman world around us as we
... See moreIt’s the truth. All these companies set out these beautiful images, or back the most extreme contexts (mountain shredding, huge hikes, climbs in the most picturesque places, etc.) to sell their products. To sell us access. What ends up happening is that we discard the remaining spaces that don’t fall into that. We protect and preserve these beautiful spaces, and are sold access to them, and then we trash the rest that doesn’t fall into that category.
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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