Dr. Elizabeth Sawin✨
If the current system is leading deeper into disaster, then your proposed solution not being practical in the context of the current system may actually be a good thing.
Apr 28, 2023 at 1:21amWeb
Show threadDr. Elizabeth Sawin✨Apr 28, 2023

No point in being sophisticated and practical contorting yourself to fit into the seats on a bus that is heading off a cliff.

More interesting to be the oddball doing unusual stuff in the grassy margins a bit back from the cliff edge.

Show threadDr. Elizabeth Sawin✨Apr 28, 2023
"That's not feasible given how earth works" is a much bigger concern than "that's not feasible given how the industrial growth economy and the current geopolitics works"
Show threadskuaApr 28, 2023

@bethsawin

Subtle.

And dreadful.

Show threadcostrikeApr 28, 2023
@bethsawin Too many economists are trapped in the latter frame.
Show threadScott MatterApr 28, 2023

@costrike @bethsawin

I like that “economists” in that sentence is inclusive and can represent not just the high priests of the discipline but also their lay adherents

Show threadTyler DisneyMay 7, 2023
@bethsawin reminds me of "It is no sign of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society" -Krishnamurti
Show threadSteven SavageApr 28, 2023
@bethsawin *sighs in project manager and nods*
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