I think it’s just too difficult for many people to deal with the painful realization that they’re part of a race that is destroying the earth. Bill Moyers calls it the juvenile society - deliberately so to make sure we’re stupid and buy lots without thinking of the future

I was listening to Karen O’Brien’s book You Matter More Than You Think, on quantum social change. I was wondering if you know her work - it sounds like another example of science catching up with buddhism

For everyone who wants to know how indigenous thinking and living can save the world: www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...

I can sense you don’t live in Australia and know nothing about First Nations? Their culture and way of living is way more evolved than the hunter gatherer cliche suggests. They were much healthier and happier than the Europeans who colonized them

I used to think like that, until I moved to Australia and learned about Aboriginal First Nations. Lived in harmony with nature and each other, lived long healthy lives full of art and celebrations, for over 60.000 years. And that is in ALL our history

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I live in Australia where the indigenous peoples have lived for 60.000 years in harmony with each other and nature.

We’re lucky much of their culture has survived and there are Elders who share their wisdom.

Their rule number one: never regard yourself as better than anyone or anything else.

Profoundly naive. Or incompetent. Or corrupt. Or probably all three.

As for biodiversity, a brand new study also confirms what's well established: overall ruminant meat, especially from grazing animals (which require more land, entailing more carbon & biodiversity opportunity costs) has the biggest 'extinction footprint' of all foods: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

I’m reading Marian Wilkinsons essay on Woodside. It’s spectacularly good and totally cringe. Much respect for all those who’ve worked hard to bring Woodside & State crimes to attention - including you David

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Loved listening to Marian Wilkinson in particular. Such a clear voice describing the Woodside & State crimes.
Her essay is amazing, very well researched, reads like a novel. Many thanks for your important contribution to the truth

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