Grey Maven
@greymaven.bsky.social
midlife doomster, independent scholar, atheist
still learning how to practice equanimity
nature, music and dark comedy heals the soul
#EcologicalOvershoot #TalkCollapse #BreakingTogether #Thrutopia
#VoluntarySimplicity #TinyHouses #Rewilding #XR #TGS
still learning how to practice equanimity
nature, music and dark comedy heals the soul
#EcologicalOvershoot #TalkCollapse #BreakingTogether #Thrutopia
#VoluntarySimplicity #TinyHouses #Rewilding #XR #TGS
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Grey Maven
@greymaven.bsky.social
· Dec 2
"Posterity doesn't vote, and doesn't exert much influence in the marketplace. So the living go on stealing from their descendants."
~ William R. Catton Jr.
Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change
Published in 1980.
Prescient!
The "Yellow Bible" of Painful Truths.
#TalkCollapse
~ William R. Catton Jr.
Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change
Published in 1980.
Prescient!
The "Yellow Bible" of Painful Truths.
#TalkCollapse
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“Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions rise, potentially putting billions of people at risk of cancers and other diseases, according to new research published Wednesday in The Lancet.” t.co/BF8r8au5nl
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/climate-change-will-make-rice-toxic-say-researchers/
t.co
April 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions rise, potentially putting billions of people at risk of cancers and other diseases, according to new research published Wednesday in The Lancet.” t.co/BF8r8au5nl
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Staggering. The American Meteorological Society, in partnership with the National Weather Association, have released a statement regarding the proposed elimination of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Stand up for NOAA research — the time to act is now
The American Meteorological Society (AMS), in partnership with the National Weather Association (NWA), today released a statement regarding the proposed elimination of NOAA Research. It reads in part,...
www.eurekalert.org
April 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Staggering. The American Meteorological Society, in partnership with the National Weather Association, have released a statement regarding the proposed elimination of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
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"Never let a day pass without looking at some perfect work of art, hearing some great piece of music and reading, in part, some great book."
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
#collapse
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
#collapse
April 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"Never let a day pass without looking at some perfect work of art, hearing some great piece of music and reading, in part, some great book."
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
#collapse
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
#collapse
There is weeding to be done.
Over and out.
Be careful.
Stay curious. 💚
Over and out.
Be careful.
Stay curious. 💚
December 6, 2024 at 11:22 PM
There is weeding to be done.
Over and out.
Be careful.
Stay curious. 💚
Over and out.
Be careful.
Stay curious. 💚
I wish I had the grace, equanimity and wisdom of Phoebe Barnard.
This is one of my favourite podcasts: @urgentfutures.bsky.social by @jessedamiani.bsky.social
#EcologicalOvershoot
#HumanBehaviour
#ClimateChange
#PhoebeBarnard
#JesseDamiani
#UrgentFutures
This is one of my favourite podcasts: @urgentfutures.bsky.social by @jessedamiani.bsky.social
#EcologicalOvershoot
#HumanBehaviour
#ClimateChange
#PhoebeBarnard
#JesseDamiani
#UrgentFutures
The Human Behavioral Crisis Underlying Climate Change—& How to Respond - Phoebe Barnard | #35
YouTube video by Jesse Damiani
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:48 PM
I wish I had the grace, equanimity and wisdom of Phoebe Barnard.
This is one of my favourite podcasts: @urgentfutures.bsky.social by @jessedamiani.bsky.social
#EcologicalOvershoot
#HumanBehaviour
#ClimateChange
#PhoebeBarnard
#JesseDamiani
#UrgentFutures
This is one of my favourite podcasts: @urgentfutures.bsky.social by @jessedamiani.bsky.social
#EcologicalOvershoot
#HumanBehaviour
#ClimateChange
#PhoebeBarnard
#JesseDamiani
#UrgentFutures
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In case you missed it, this week Nate sat down with existential risk researcher Luke Kemp, to talk about human extinction, societal collapse, and dystopian futures.
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/153-...
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/153-...
December 6, 2024 at 5:38 PM
In case you missed it, this week Nate sat down with existential risk researcher Luke Kemp, to talk about human extinction, societal collapse, and dystopian futures.
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/153-...
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/153-...
This is only my second day logging in, and I am amazed at how many fellow doomies are here, creating community.
Wonderful!
I have to admit, I will never be a frequent poster, but I am an avid follower. 💚
Let's see... What have I been reading and listening to what might be worth sharing?
Wonderful!
I have to admit, I will never be a frequent poster, but I am an avid follower. 💚
Let's see... What have I been reading and listening to what might be worth sharing?
December 6, 2024 at 10:36 PM
This is only my second day logging in, and I am amazed at how many fellow doomies are here, creating community.
Wonderful!
I have to admit, I will never be a frequent poster, but I am an avid follower. 💚
Let's see... What have I been reading and listening to what might be worth sharing?
Wonderful!
I have to admit, I will never be a frequent poster, but I am an avid follower. 💚
Let's see... What have I been reading and listening to what might be worth sharing?
Oh gosh... 🙄
I breached my personal "time spent online" boundary again.
Better go spend some time out there, instead of on here. 🌻
Will be back another day.
(Bluesky seems to have stuck the right balance, so far.🤞
An edit option would be nice though.)
Stay safe.
Stay curious. 💚
I breached my personal "time spent online" boundary again.
Better go spend some time out there, instead of on here. 🌻
Will be back another day.
(Bluesky seems to have stuck the right balance, so far.🤞
An edit option would be nice though.)
Stay safe.
Stay curious. 💚
December 2, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Oh gosh... 🙄
I breached my personal "time spent online" boundary again.
Better go spend some time out there, instead of on here. 🌻
Will be back another day.
(Bluesky seems to have stuck the right balance, so far.🤞
An edit option would be nice though.)
Stay safe.
Stay curious. 💚
I breached my personal "time spent online" boundary again.
Better go spend some time out there, instead of on here. 🌻
Will be back another day.
(Bluesky seems to have stuck the right balance, so far.🤞
An edit option would be nice though.)
Stay safe.
Stay curious. 💚
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I’m the “Bad Guy” even though I punish the eternally wicked?!
This is starting to sound like a conspiracy..
This is starting to sound like a conspiracy..
December 2, 2024 at 6:21 AM
I’m the “Bad Guy” even though I punish the eternally wicked?!
This is starting to sound like a conspiracy..
This is starting to sound like a conspiracy..
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Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish, he'll contribute to the global overdepletion of the ocean.
So give him a salad, maybe.
Teach a man to fish, he'll contribute to the global overdepletion of the ocean.
So give him a salad, maybe.
December 1, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish, he'll contribute to the global overdepletion of the ocean.
So give him a salad, maybe.
Teach a man to fish, he'll contribute to the global overdepletion of the ocean.
So give him a salad, maybe.
Next year, I'm looking forward to:
1. Learning how to "make and mend" more useful things.
- basket weaving
- soap making
- fermenting foods
2. Joining or starting a "nurturing community" project.
- collapse cafe?
- collapse choir?
- collapse comedy?
Searching for inspiring examples.
1. Learning how to "make and mend" more useful things.
- basket weaving
- soap making
- fermenting foods
2. Joining or starting a "nurturing community" project.
- collapse cafe?
- collapse choir?
- collapse comedy?
Searching for inspiring examples.
December 2, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Next year, I'm looking forward to:
1. Learning how to "make and mend" more useful things.
- basket weaving
- soap making
- fermenting foods
2. Joining or starting a "nurturing community" project.
- collapse cafe?
- collapse choir?
- collapse comedy?
Searching for inspiring examples.
1. Learning how to "make and mend" more useful things.
- basket weaving
- soap making
- fermenting foods
2. Joining or starting a "nurturing community" project.
- collapse cafe?
- collapse choir?
- collapse comedy?
Searching for inspiring examples.
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Your 'moment of doom' for Dec. 1, 2024 ~ Planetary boundaries.
"Land degradation is expanding worldwide at the rate of 1m sq km every year, undermining efforts to stabilise the climate, protect nature and ensure sustainable food supplies"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Land degradation is expanding worldwide at the rate of 1m sq km every year, undermining efforts to stabilise the climate, protect nature and ensure sustainable food supplies"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Land degradation expanding by 1m sq km a year, study shows
Report calls for course correction to avoid land abuse ‘compromising Earth’s capacity to support human and environmental wellbeing’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Dec. 1, 2024 ~ Planetary boundaries.
"Land degradation is expanding worldwide at the rate of 1m sq km every year, undermining efforts to stabilise the climate, protect nature and ensure sustainable food supplies"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Land degradation is expanding worldwide at the rate of 1m sq km every year, undermining efforts to stabilise the climate, protect nature and ensure sustainable food supplies"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Has global warming accelerated in recent decades? If we look at the rate of warming between 1970 and 2008 and extend it through present, we see that almost all years since 2015 are above the previous trend.
December 1, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Has global warming accelerated in recent decades? If we look at the rate of warming between 1970 and 2008 and extend it through present, we see that almost all years since 2015 are above the previous trend.
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I don't think I can say this enough: the environmental movement has lost its way.
Environmentalism is not about sustainability and finding substitutes for fossil fuels in solar, wind, etc.
Environmentalism is about saving as much of the planet as possible, about preserving our beautiful home.
Environmentalism is not about sustainability and finding substitutes for fossil fuels in solar, wind, etc.
Environmentalism is about saving as much of the planet as possible, about preserving our beautiful home.
December 2, 2024 at 1:10 AM
I don't think I can say this enough: the environmental movement has lost its way.
Environmentalism is not about sustainability and finding substitutes for fossil fuels in solar, wind, etc.
Environmentalism is about saving as much of the planet as possible, about preserving our beautiful home.
Environmentalism is not about sustainability and finding substitutes for fossil fuels in solar, wind, etc.
Environmentalism is about saving as much of the planet as possible, about preserving our beautiful home.
Over the past two decades, I've done a lot of the "inter path" work to process my growing collapse-awareness.
Steadily climbing Paul Chefurka's "Ladder of Awareness".
I think I've reached the point of collapse acceptance now.
Hope-free!
A blessing and a curse?
#TalkCollapse
Steadily climbing Paul Chefurka's "Ladder of Awareness".
I think I've reached the point of collapse acceptance now.
Hope-free!
A blessing and a curse?
#TalkCollapse
Climbing the Ladder of Awareness
www.paulchefurka.ca
December 2, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Over the past two decades, I've done a lot of the "inter path" work to process my growing collapse-awareness.
Steadily climbing Paul Chefurka's "Ladder of Awareness".
I think I've reached the point of collapse acceptance now.
Hope-free!
A blessing and a curse?
#TalkCollapse
Steadily climbing Paul Chefurka's "Ladder of Awareness".
I think I've reached the point of collapse acceptance now.
Hope-free!
A blessing and a curse?
#TalkCollapse
I'm so dreading the gatherings at this time of year.
Can't discuss IRL what is on my mind.
As soon as I mention climate (not even collapse), the conversation either shuts down, or is quickly redirected to something more "cheerful".
Decline invitations = social isolation.
What to do?
#TalkCollapse
Can't discuss IRL what is on my mind.
As soon as I mention climate (not even collapse), the conversation either shuts down, or is quickly redirected to something more "cheerful".
Decline invitations = social isolation.
What to do?
#TalkCollapse
December 2, 2024 at 5:41 AM
I'm so dreading the gatherings at this time of year.
Can't discuss IRL what is on my mind.
As soon as I mention climate (not even collapse), the conversation either shuts down, or is quickly redirected to something more "cheerful".
Decline invitations = social isolation.
What to do?
#TalkCollapse
Can't discuss IRL what is on my mind.
As soon as I mention climate (not even collapse), the conversation either shuts down, or is quickly redirected to something more "cheerful".
Decline invitations = social isolation.
What to do?
#TalkCollapse
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unbedingt lesen #ClimateCollapse #TalkCollapse
#Kollapspolitik: mehr zum solidarischen Katastrophenschutz in #Valencia.
Only the people save the people: Dies ist der Slogan, den die betroffenen Bürger von Valencia nach dem Hochwasser benutzen. 'Das Positivste sind all die Freiwilligen, die helfen'.
Only the people save the people: Dies ist der Slogan, den die betroffenen Bürger von Valencia nach dem Hochwasser benutzen. 'Das Positivste sind all die Freiwilligen, die helfen'.
Valencia: the hydrological revolution (*)
A series of considerations after the disaster in Valencia these days and its reaction (Castellano) (Euskara) Read more about the DANA disaster here, by Antonio Aretxabala From the serenity that we …
aplaneta.org
November 15, 2024 at 7:06 AM
unbedingt lesen #ClimateCollapse #TalkCollapse
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As collapse unfolds and intensifies, #JustCollapse is evolving to ensure that socio-ecological justice prevails no matter how hard and difficult things get.
This is our current strategy that we are updating for 2025. Let us know your thoughts about what the new strategy should include.
This is our current strategy that we are updating for 2025. Let us know your thoughts about what the new strategy should include.
November 18, 2024 at 7:04 AM
As collapse unfolds and intensifies, #JustCollapse is evolving to ensure that socio-ecological justice prevails no matter how hard and difficult things get.
This is our current strategy that we are updating for 2025. Let us know your thoughts about what the new strategy should include.
This is our current strategy that we are updating for 2025. Let us know your thoughts about what the new strategy should include.
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#talkcollapse: @theguardian.com ist der dt. Presse re: Klima ja Lichtjahre voraus, und bleibt auch re: #Klimakollaps der globale front runner.
Vgl. diese tolle Serie:
"This is #climatebreakdown: a new series exploring the real impacts on people".
Vgl. diese tolle Serie:
"This is #climatebreakdown: a new series exploring the real impacts on people".
This is climate breakdown: a new series exploring the real impacts on people
How do you capture the effects of the climate crisis on people right now? We have collected testimonies from around the world
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:14 AM
#talkcollapse: @theguardian.com ist der dt. Presse re: Klima ja Lichtjahre voraus, und bleibt auch re: #Klimakollaps der globale front runner.
Vgl. diese tolle Serie:
"This is #climatebreakdown: a new series exploring the real impacts on people".
Vgl. diese tolle Serie:
"This is #climatebreakdown: a new series exploring the real impacts on people".
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The Maximum Entropy Principle says systems evolve to maximise entropy production within their constraints. Civilisations are no exception - they channel energy to maintain order (cities, economies) while driving massive energy dissipation (fossil fuels, deforestation). 1/3 #overshoot #collapse
November 30, 2024 at 2:27 AM
The Maximum Entropy Principle says systems evolve to maximise entropy production within their constraints. Civilisations are no exception - they channel energy to maintain order (cities, economies) while driving massive energy dissipation (fossil fuels, deforestation). 1/3 #overshoot #collapse