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[[File:Maslows Hierarchy of needs.jpg|alt=Maslow's Hierarchy of needs|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Maslow's Hierarchy of needs]]
'''Everyone is driven to do stuff by a need, however, some needs come before others.''' Maslow, an American psychologist from the early 1900s suggested that there is a defined hierarchy where simpler needs need to be fulfilled before a person moves to the next, stage above. For instance, if you are hungry you buy some food, if you are thirsty you buy water. Once these '''''basic needs''''' (see '''Figure 1''') are met, then you can move up towards psychological needs such as building relationships and prestige.
=== Maslow's Hierarchy and Environmentalism ===
In relation to the [[ecological crisis]], which according to [[Relativity of ethics|moral relativism]] should be the prime issue on everyone's agenda, it's not. Maslow shows, human basic needs need to be met before they can address anything else. And with about 9.2% of the world, or 719 million people, living in extreme poverty, lacking food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, and education. It is impossible to think that our collective environmental issues will be faced before a billion people have access to clean drinking water.


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'''Everyone is driven to do stuff by a need, however, some needs come before others.''' Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist from the early 1900s, suggested that there is a defined hierarchy (see '''Figure 1'''), where the most important needs at the bottom have to be fulfilled before a person moves to the next, stage above. For instance, if you are hungry you need to buy some food to eat, if you are cold you need to light a fire to to get warm. Once these '''''basic needs''''' (''in green - '''Figure 1''''') are met, then people can move up towards psychological needs such as building relationships and esteem.
=== Maslow's Hierarchy and Earth Population ===
[[File:Maslows Hierarchy 2.0.png|alt=Maslows Hierarchy 2.0|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.]]
In essence, Maslow's hierarchy of needs emphasises that basic human requirements must be fulfilled before addressing broader, more common issues. With approximately 9.2% of the global population, equivalent to 719 million people, living in extreme poverty without access to essentials such as food, clean water, sanitation, health, shelter, and education, it seems impractical to expect a unified response to humanity's wider common problem the [[ecological crisis]].


''So the earth is doomed?'' No there is definitely room for hope, and there are some great potential solutions on the horizon such as Universal Basic Income, which is where a central body provides the lower rungs of human need <ref>'''What we know about Universal Basic Income: A cross- synthesis of reviews''' - Stanford University. Basic Income Lab, by Rebecca Hasdell, published JULY 2020, accessed on 9 July 2023 via: https://basicincome.stanford.edu/uploads/Umbrella%20Review%20BI_final.pdf</ref> and has been shown to allow people to not behave in environmentally destructive work patterns and concentrate on other things. However, focusing on the future instead of now slips into [[Ecomodernism|technoutopianism,]] and possible solutions whilst theoretically sound will not meet the immediate need for action.  
''So is 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 or an [[anthrospermist]] one, to get the hell out of here. For those of us not in the 1% or cannot afford an interplanetary rocket, it seems our best bet, is to change what is in reach. We have tried to change the problem only to be defeated by [[greenwashing]] and [[Jevons Paradox|jevons paradox]] exposing them as symptoms of a much larger broken system. The only thing we have left, is to act locally, work on ourselves and then propagate this collectively across the world. By doing this [[we]] can effect change.  


Our best bet, is to change what we can control. If this is done within our locality and then propagated collectively across the world [[we]] can make a difference. However to start doing this we need to be able to change people's minds, unlearn bad habits and learn new ones. The most effective means at our disposal to do this is to first understand the issue. What you will find is that it is convoluted, there are first a wide range of logical fallacies, cognitive biases and popular delusions that persist among us. Once understood and identified we need to help induce [[Pivotal Mental States|pivotal mental states]] to help people unlearn bad habits and then refocus on new [[Transparency|transparent]] systems that will get us out of this mess.
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. But perhaps there is a new way... Recent scientific research has shown us that there is a very effective way to change peoples minds, by the inducement of [[Pivotal Mental States|pivotal mental states]]. It has been shown that this can help people unlearn [[logical fallacies]], [[Popular Delusions|popular delusions]], and [[cognitive biases]].


'''References'''
'''References'''

Latest revision as of 08:50, 29 January 2024

Everyone is driven to do stuff by a need, however, some needs come before others. Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist from the early 1900s, suggested that there is a defined hierarchy (see Figure 1), where the most important needs at the bottom have to be fulfilled before a person moves to the next, stage above. For instance, if you are hungry you need to buy some food to eat, if you are cold you need to light a fire to to get warm. Once these basic needs (in green - Figure 1) are met, then people can move up towards psychological needs such as building relationships and esteem.

Maslow's Hierarchy and Earth Population

Maslows Hierarchy 2.0
Figure 1. Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.

In essence, Maslow's hierarchy of needs emphasises that basic human requirements must be fulfilled before addressing broader, more common issues. With approximately 9.2% of the global population, equivalent to 719 million people, living in extreme poverty without access to essentials such as food, clean water, sanitation, health, shelter, and education, it seems impractical to expect a unified response to humanity's wider common problem the ecological crisis.

So is the earth is doomed? It seems that humanity is reluctant to give up its old ways and many have been looking for a technoutopian solution come to save us or an anthrospermist one, to get the hell out of here. For those of us not in the 1% or cannot afford an interplanetary rocket, it seems our best bet, is to change what is in reach. We have tried to change the problem only to be defeated by greenwashing and jevons paradox exposing them as symptoms of a much larger broken system. The only thing we have left, is to act locally, work on ourselves and then propagate this collectively across the world. By doing 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[1]. However, with the failings of Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and countless other organisation this seems like a far away goal. But perhaps there is a new way... Recent scientific research has shown us that there is a very effective way to change peoples minds, by the inducement of pivotal mental states. It has been shown that this can help people unlearn logical fallacies, popular delusions, and cognitive biases.

References

  1. 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/

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