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Our world of | Our world of abundance comes at a hidden cost. It was made in a time of innocence where the ingenuity of invention was seen as near magic. As utilised in yesterday's business environment todays industrial chemicals and processes made utter sense but all too many make little sense going forward. | ||
Infinite growth cannot occur indefinitely within a [[closed system]]<ref>Malthusian Growth - https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/malthusian-model</ref>. However, turn on the TV and the main metric for how well we are all doing are growth rates of the economy. It is baked into our core that all our aspirations can be met, but unfortunately, if we would like to have children that won't have to fight for water in the future, this is not the case. We need to look afresh, into new ways of thinking and move away from the egocentric towards the ecocentric... | |||
As individuals we believe we are intelligent, however when we act as a populace this intelligents is often lost to the lowest common denominator. If we are to solve any problem we need to start by looking at ourselves to see what has gone wrong before we take any new bold action. Human thought processes proceed as if it is reporting objectively, but in fact, it is often colouring and distorting perception in unexpected ways. What is required in order to correct the distortions introduced by thought, is self-awareness. | As individuals we believe we are intelligent, however when we act as a populace this intelligents is often lost to the lowest common denominator. If we are to solve any problem we need to start by looking at ourselves to see what has gone wrong before we take any new bold action. Human thought processes proceed as if it is reporting objectively, but in fact, it is often colouring and distorting perception in unexpected ways. What is required in order to correct the distortions introduced by thought, is self-awareness. | ||