"Hope begins with the ability to imagine alternatives. And there is always an alternative."
https://doctorow.medium.com/there-is-always-an-alternative-e55fd414d1fd
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“the best hope for shaping a positive climate future lies in the ability of society to make fundamental changes”
Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2023 - Universität Hamburg https://www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de/about-cliccs/news/2023-news/2023-01-31-pm-climate-futures-outlook.html
#climate #carbon #HumanAgency
The brewer, the yeast, and the boundaries of human agency
#humanagency #intentionalagency
This is the way #Democracy ends.
This is the way #Education ends.
This is the way #Humanity ends.
Not with a Bang but #KaChing.
I think many people are missing the supreme motivation of greed driving this latest form of #ShamIntelligence and every other proxy for #HumanAgency. It is not a question of using #Technology or not, but who will be in control, and here it is the capital corporate sector which is gaining one more increment of control.
#technology #humanagency #shamintelligence #kaching #humanity #education #democracy
This is the way #Democracy ends.
This is the way #Education ends.
This is the way #Humanity ends.
Not with a Bang but #KaChing.
I think many people are missing the supreme motivation of greed driving this latest form of #ShamIntelligence and every other proxy for #HumanAgency. It is not a question of using #Technology or not, but who will be in control, and here it is the capital corporate sector which is gaining one more increment of control.
#technology #humanagency #shamintelligence #kaching #humanity #education #democracy
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