Just sayin... #economics #politics #biodiversity #Nature #ClimateChange #sustainability #Justice #poetry

Lest we forget... #sustainability #climatechange #future #Nature #politics #culture #economics

We run into a lot of these folks in our work to promote the Aspen Proposal on social media. #sustainability #biodiversity #economics #Nature #politics #ClimateChange #anthropology #poetry

The Aspen Proposal isn't about creating a utopia. It's about doing what is necessary to ensure civilization continues for the long term. #sustainability #ClimateChange #biodiversity #nature #economics #sociology #Science #poetry

Understanding where we need to go in the long term can change the nature of the debate in the short term. #science #Nature #economics #sustainability #biodiversity #ClimateChange

We need to build a culture that recognizes sufficiency. #sustainability #Nature #economics #politics #ClimateChange #Justice #culture #poetry

Mr. Musk has suggested that we need to double the global human population as quickly as possible. #sustainability #population #womensrights #Justice #biodiversity #politics #Nature #poetry

Another poem from the Aspen Proposal poetry pile on the need for a vision of the future to get us through this mess. #sustainability #population #biodiversity #Nature #economics #politics #Science #poetry

Forecasting can be useful, but when we want to chart a path to a truly sustainable future, backcasting seems like the way to go. #economics #politics #biodiversity #Nature #ClimateChange #sustainability #poetry #science

Another poem inspired by our work on the Aspen Proposal. www.aspenproposal.org #sustainability #politics #philosophy #poetry #biodiversity #ethics #climatechange #science #nature

Another poem from the pile. Perhaps it is referring to perpetual economic growth...? #economics #politics #biodiversity #Nature #ClimateChange #sustainability #poetry #future

The main problem is not our nature, it is our culture. #sustainability #economics #Nature #Justice #philosophy #ClimateChange #ecology #psychology #Science #poetry www.aspenproposal.org

Time for some cultural change, we think. #biodiversity #economics #sociology #ClimateChange #ecology #nature #poetry #politics #socialjustice

Another offering from the Aspen Proposal poetry collection: #science #Nature #economics #philosophy #spirituality #sustainability #religion #biodiversity #poetry

Here's another poem inspired by our work on the Aspen Proposal: #economics #politics #biodiversity #Nature #ClimateChange #sustainability #Justice #future #poetry

Enough with the predictions. We need a goal. www.aspenproposal.org #sustainability #economics #Nature #Justice #philosophy #ClimateChange #ecology #poetry

Here is another poem inspired by our work on the Aspen Proposal. ( www.aspenproposal.org ) #science #Nature #economics #sustainability #biodiversity #ClimateChange #poetry

From the Aspen Proposal poetry pile: Finding the right answers to the wrong questions is not particularly helpful. www.aspenproposal.org #sustainability #ClimateChange #politics #economics #Nature #biodiversity #culture #poetry

From the Aspen Proposal poetry collection. It's important to understand our nature. #science #Nature #economics #philosophy #sustainability #biodiversity #psychology #poetry

There is no good end in sight if we remain trapped in the current economic paradigm. #sustainability #politics #Justice #biodiversity #Nature #future #climatechange #economics #poetry

Another poem inspired by the Aspen Proposal. You can read the Proposal at www.aspenproposal.org #science #Nature #economics #sustainability #biodiversity #ClimateChange #poetry

Another poem inspired by our work on the Aspen Proposal: #Nature #science #ethics #sustainability #ClimateChange #politics #biodiversity #poetry

Another poem inspired by the Aspen Proposal. You can find the Proposal at www.aspenproposal.org. #sustainability #economics #Nature #Justice #poetry #ClimateChange #ecology #politics #Science

Another poem inspired by the Aspen Proposal: www.aspenproposal.org #sustainability #economics #Nature #poetry #philosophy #ClimateChange #ecology #psychology #Science

From the Aspen Proposal poetry pile: #sustainability #economics #Nature #Justice #poetry #ClimateChange #ecology #politics #Science

From the Aspen Proposal poetry pile: #sustainability #politics #poetry #biodiversity #Nature #future #ClimateChange #Science #evolution

From the Aspen Proposal poetry pile: #poetry #science #Nature #economics #sustainability #biodiversity #ClimateChange

From the Aspen Proposal poetry pile: #poetry #psychology #science #Nature #economics #sustainability #biodiversity #ClimateChange

From the Aspen Proposal poetry pile: #sustainability #economics #Nature #poetry #ClimateChange #ecology

From the Aspen Proposal poetry pile. #sustainability #politics #Justice #biodiversity #Nature #future #ClimateChange #Science #poetry

From the Aspen Proposal poetry pile: On Culture Greed and fear and dominance have largely been the fashion. It’s clear to most this hasn’t worked, so why not try compassion? #culture #sustainabilty #economics #politics #poetry

On Mars Some people think we’re on the brink and need to move to Mars and live in little habitats like prisons without bars. But most of us would much prefer a vibrant, living planet so we’ll stay here and fix what’s broke and let those others have it. www.aspenproposal.org

Of all the living beings that make up our extended family, humans are the hardest one to be. It is no wonder that our reservoirs of compassion are as large and accessible as they are. aspenproposal.org #biodiversity #Nature #sustainability #philosophy #psychology #spirituality

So, just in case anyone out there is finally starting to wonder what should come after a major disruption to the existing world order, why not consider an option that would actually work for the whole family and the long term: www.aspenproposal.org #politics #economics #sustainability #nature

You know, we had a pretty resilient and flourishing system until the featherless bipeds forgot they were a part of it. We need to help them remember this, so they can rejoin the family. aspenproposal.org #biodiversity #Nature #sustainability #philosophy #psychology #economics

It’s hard to take the long view with so many challenges distracting us. With the permission of Professor Patrick Doncaster of Southampton University, here is a “Timeline of the Human Condition” that might help put things in perspective: www.southampton.ac.uk/~cpd/history... #sustainability

If the dominant economic paradigm of our time is built on false assumptions about the nature of humans and societies, is it possible to fix it by tinkering with policies and laws? Or would we be better off to build a new paradigm, based on reality? evonomics.com/announcing-a... #sustainability

If anyone thinks that the greedy consumerism currently dominating western culture is an expression of our basic nature, they might want to read this article by Australian writer and historian Kerryn Higgs: thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-brief-hist... #sustainability #nature #climatechange

So, if (as some suggest) the existing world order is in for a shakeup, wouldn’t it make sense to give some thought to what a better world order could look like? And to do that, wouldn’t it be wise to first think about how human civilization can be sustainable for the long term?

Without the contributions of generations of indigenous philosophers, we might have assumed that all the problems humans have created result from our nature. Because of them, we know it is our culture. www.aspenproposal.org #indigenous #culture #biodiversity #Nature #sustainability

The political upheaval in the USA (and elsewhere) should be viewed as the last gasp of a dying paradigm. While the pain it inflicts will be difficult to endure, in the end the new paradigm will emerge stronger than ever before. www.aspenproposal.org #sustainability #biodiversity #Science

Short term thinking of any kind, isn’t going to get us out of the mess that short term thinking got us into. It really is time for some long-term thinking. www.aspenproposal.org #sustainability #ClimateChange #politics #Justice #biodiversity #Nature #spirituality

Are we making progress? When we understand that the overarching goal of human civilization should be to fit in on this planet with the rest of the family, we might think about “progress” a little differently. www.aspenproposal.org #sustainability #science #economics #politics

Setbacks suck. And there will always be setbacks. But if you have a clear idea of where we need to end up in the long-term, they don't suck quite as much. www.aspenproposal.org #sustainability #climate #science #politics #economics

As we enter 2025, the number of visitors to the Aspen Proposal website has just passed the 62,500 mark. To those of you who are sharing the link to the Proposal with others, and starting conversations about the long-term, thank you! There is a positive future out there, if enough of us can see it.

The greatest existential threat to humanity is not nuclear war, or climate change, or AI or genetically engineered viruses. It is our failure to recognize our kinship with all living things and our shared evolutionary history. We must learn to fit in. #sustainability #science #nature

The unique endowments bestowed on humans by evolution do not make us better than our non-human relatives, but they do make us more powerful. Our children should be taught from an early age that the responsibility that comes with that power is to allow the rest of our family to flourish. #ethics

No society based on greed, or on superstition, or on domination of our non-human family, will flourish for the long term. No political ideology, or technological fix or economic restructuring will make that happen. But this might: www.aspenproposal.org #sustainability #nature #politics #economics

Well, we could keep believing in perpetual growth, or that we are separate from and superior to nature, or that having more stuff will make us happy. But in our hearts, we know that none of those things are true. So let’s just focus on getting out this mess and learning to fit in. 🧪 🌏🐸

We keep running into people who assert that if human civilization doesn’t keep expanding forever we will go extinct. The truth is, if humans keep believing we can expand forever, we will go extinct. There is no Planet B. Let’s settle down and fit in for the long term. www.aspenproposal.org