Loukas (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 28, 2023

When it comes to the climate crisis I feel like we're in one of those stories where people need to build a boat to escape an island, but they don't even have the tools to build one. So they need to build the tools, to build the tools to build the tools to make a boat.

I see a lot of people saying "we need a boat."

Yes we totally need a boat - but which tools can we make right now that will get us there?

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@Loukas @Brendanjones how can it be like a boat if there's nowhere to sail to?

it's more like living in a giant garden & everything you eat & breathe can only come from the garden. so you better figure out how to live in balance with the garden.

Jul 29, 2023 at 3:09pmWeb
Show threadLoukas (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 29, 2023
@mk30 @Brendanjones I don't care whether you like my metaphor or not, just that you understand that you need to start the work asap
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@Loukas @Brendanjones starting work on the wrong metaphor is not helpful. building a boat is not the same as managing an ecosystem. because ecosystems are not built, they are grown. the design process is completely different. so if you give people the idea that they're on a boat project when they're actually on an ecosystem project, that will shape what they think the job is. maybe you want to save civilization, so that's the boat you mean?
Show threadLoukas (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 29, 2023
@mk30 @Brendanjones ok well go away then