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''So the earth is doomed?'' It seems that humanity is reluctant to give up its old ways and many have been looking for a [[Ecomodernism|technoutopian]] solution come to save us. However, [[Jevons Paradox]] and [[Greenwashing]] seem to be stopping this from being effective on a mass scale. | ''So the earth is doomed?'' It seems that humanity is reluctant to give up its old ways and many have been looking for a [[Ecomodernism|technoutopian]] solution come to save us. However, [[Jevons Paradox]] and [[Greenwashing]] seem to be stopping this from being effective on a mass scale. | ||
It seems our best bet, is to change that which is in reach to ourselves. To act locally and then propagate this collectively across the world. By doin this [[we]] can effect change. However, to start doing this we need to be able to effectively change people's minds, to unlearn bad habits and learn new ones. The traditional way to do this is activism. To actively go out with signs and banners and petition police and politicians for change. It was once thought that only 3.5% of the populace was needed to become actively involved to make a change<ref>'''The Success of Nonviolent Civil Resistance'''. Erica Chenoweth Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study TEDx 2013. (2021). Retrieved from | It seems our best bet, is to change that which is in reach to ourselves. To act locally and then propagate this collectively across the world. By doin this [[we]] can effect change. However, to start doing this we need to be able to effectively change people's minds, to unlearn bad habits and learn new ones. The traditional way to do this is activism. To actively go out with signs and banners and petition police and politicians for change. It was once thought that only 3.5% of the populace was needed to become actively involved to make a change<ref>'''The Success of Nonviolent Civil Resistance'''. Erica Chenoweth Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study TEDx 2013. (2021). Retrieved from https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/success-nonviolent-civil-resistance/</ref>. However, with the failings of Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and countless other organisation this seems like a far away goal. | ||
The most effective means at our disposal to do this is is to induce [[Pivotal Mental States|pivotal mental states]] to help people unlearn [[logical fallacies]], [[Popular Delusions|popular delusions]], and [[cognitive biases]] and then refocus on new [[Transparency|transparent]] systems that will eliminate green washing and corruption and hopefully get us out of this mess. | The most effective means at our disposal to do this is is to induce [[Pivotal Mental States|pivotal mental states]] to help people unlearn [[logical fallacies]], [[Popular Delusions|popular delusions]], and [[cognitive biases]] and then refocus on new [[Transparency|transparent]] systems that will eliminate green washing and corruption and hopefully get us out of this mess. | ||
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