I love the concept of doing something because you have to - it's that compulsion, that "I can't NOT do something about this" that leads to progress, rather than people discussing something without action, discussing something offhand because they kind-of-think-maybe-someday it will be important. I love reading your posts because there is always something that resonates with my problem-solver brain, and this was the part for me this week!
Thank you also for so clearly putting into words how this complex system impacts so many other parts of our cohesive world, it's that context that makes it tangible and actionable.
This is beautifully written. Thanks for sharing! I’ll admit, I don’t think too much about climate change (I know, I wasn’t supposed to say that out loud). It’s scary, and it feels like there is nothing I can do. I think more about smaller issues: people, policy, and politics. Somehow, I think there is more I can do here.
So, when I think about the world reconfigured, to borrow your term, I think about all the systems we built that once made sense and that are now cracking, unable to bear the load we have piled on them: representative government, international law, dollars, etc. It’s scary. Hopefully, we build something better, but we are definitely in the midst of a reconfiguration.
So, when you talk about the need to make sense of a world that has become too strange to reconcile with the notions that we grew up with, to be even lazier about the details, I wonder how the climate story in 2025 is different from the Lorax (the very same climate story we grew up with). I guess what I’m saying is that I’ve always thought of the climate story as one that is existential, scary, easy to ignore, impacted by humans but with effects that pop up in different, seemingly mysterious ways. And, since about 2001/2008/2016, when it turned out History Didn’t End, there are a lot of seemingly new stories about our reconfigured world. So, I’m looking forward to following this and becoming more educated about the tidal wave that I’m not seeing!
Hopefully long comments don’t hurt you with the ever powerful algorithm 🤷♂️
I love the concept of doing something because you have to - it's that compulsion, that "I can't NOT do something about this" that leads to progress, rather than people discussing something without action, discussing something offhand because they kind-of-think-maybe-someday it will be important. I love reading your posts because there is always something that resonates with my problem-solver brain, and this was the part for me this week!
Thank you also for so clearly putting into words how this complex system impacts so many other parts of our cohesive world, it's that context that makes it tangible and actionable.
This is beautifully written. Thanks for sharing! I’ll admit, I don’t think too much about climate change (I know, I wasn’t supposed to say that out loud). It’s scary, and it feels like there is nothing I can do. I think more about smaller issues: people, policy, and politics. Somehow, I think there is more I can do here.
So, when I think about the world reconfigured, to borrow your term, I think about all the systems we built that once made sense and that are now cracking, unable to bear the load we have piled on them: representative government, international law, dollars, etc. It’s scary. Hopefully, we build something better, but we are definitely in the midst of a reconfiguration.
So, when you talk about the need to make sense of a world that has become too strange to reconcile with the notions that we grew up with, to be even lazier about the details, I wonder how the climate story in 2025 is different from the Lorax (the very same climate story we grew up with). I guess what I’m saying is that I’ve always thought of the climate story as one that is existential, scary, easy to ignore, impacted by humans but with effects that pop up in different, seemingly mysterious ways. And, since about 2001/2008/2016, when it turned out History Didn’t End, there are a lot of seemingly new stories about our reconfigured world. So, I’m looking forward to following this and becoming more educated about the tidal wave that I’m not seeing!
Hopefully long comments don’t hurt you with the ever powerful algorithm 🤷♂️