Ted Theisinger
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Echoing @seanmac31.bsky.social. Andor, while actually a prequel to a prequel, is great. Takes on a life of its own.
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Echoing @seanmac31.bsky.social. Andor, while actually a prequel to a prequel, is great. Takes on a life of its own.
These points, however, do not fault Just Earth’s broader argument. Juniper infuses a typically scientific debate with genuine, heartfelt, humanity — it is a real call to arms. If you take the time to read the full review in print or online, do share your thoughts with me!
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
These points, however, do not fault Just Earth’s broader argument. Juniper infuses a typically scientific debate with genuine, heartfelt, humanity — it is a real call to arms. If you take the time to read the full review in print or online, do share your thoughts with me!
(continued) 3. efforts to reduce inequality can have a more positive effect on growth as the fiscal multiplier of redistributive government spending is stronger. Discussion of how recent growth has been more loosely correlated with carbon emissions, too, would have been a welcome addition.
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
(continued) 3. efforts to reduce inequality can have a more positive effect on growth as the fiscal multiplier of redistributive government spending is stronger. Discussion of how recent growth has been more loosely correlated with carbon emissions, too, would have been a welcome addition.
3. The critique of GDP as an intrinsically poor measurement of economic wellbeing. This could’ve used further analysis, particularly given the emphasis on the contrast between growth and (in)equality — .....
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
3. The critique of GDP as an intrinsically poor measurement of economic wellbeing. This could’ve used further analysis, particularly given the emphasis on the contrast between growth and (in)equality — .....
(continued) 2. and particularly disregards the innate diversity and agency of the latter — indigenous communities’ ability to choose to exploit or not exploit the natural world.
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
(continued) 2. and particularly disregards the innate diversity and agency of the latter — indigenous communities’ ability to choose to exploit or not exploit the natural world.
2. The monolithisation of indigenous communities’ traditional ecological knowledge. The false dichotomisation between western and indigenous cultures is in itself problematic, .....
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
2. The monolithisation of indigenous communities’ traditional ecological knowledge. The false dichotomisation between western and indigenous cultures is in itself problematic, .....
(continued) 1. That is not to say that these arguments are wrong in absolute — just that their contingent nature would have been worth exploring.
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
(continued) 1. That is not to say that these arguments are wrong in absolute — just that their contingent nature would have been worth exploring.
1. Some historical allusions made throughout the book are deeply teleological. Causally linking the exploits of empire with present socioeconomic inequalities is questionable; as is the painting of colonialism and industrialisation as a singular, conjoined, process.
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
1. Some historical allusions made throughout the book are deeply teleological. Causally linking the exploits of empire with present socioeconomic inequalities is questionable; as is the painting of colonialism and industrialisation as a singular, conjoined, process.
He explores the diverse inequalities that this degradation is exposing, and offers an alternative vision which emphasises wellbeing over material wealth: that of thrivalism. A few points made in Just Earth, though, require mitigation:
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
He explores the diverse inequalities that this degradation is exposing, and offers an alternative vision which emphasises wellbeing over material wealth: that of thrivalism. A few points made in Just Earth, though, require mitigation:
An enjoyable read, I encourage everyone to pick up a copy. Juniper, tapping into his wealth of experience in environmental policy and activism, elucidates the inextricability of socioeconomic inequality and climatic-ecological degradation.
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
An enjoyable read, I encourage everyone to pick up a copy. Juniper, tapping into his wealth of experience in environmental policy and activism, elucidates the inextricability of socioeconomic inequality and climatic-ecological degradation.
A follow-up essay examining prerequisites for potential alternative solutions is forthcoming. Until then, please do get in touch and share your thoughts!
May 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A follow-up essay examining prerequisites for potential alternative solutions is forthcoming. Until then, please do get in touch and share your thoughts!
Existing approaches simply do not sufficiently address the temporal and spatial demands of ecological restoration. Read the full essay here: bit.ly/45iDBWQ
The Enshittification of Nature and the Limits of State Intervention
Proponents of private solutions are backed by the (un)imaginative default of private capital — capital that holds the power of financial resource allocation, and can thereby paint itself as the only w...
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May 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Existing approaches simply do not sufficiently address the temporal and spatial demands of ecological restoration. Read the full essay here: bit.ly/45iDBWQ
I go on to argue that we remain trapped in a sort of bifurcated human fatalism, limited by our imagination of what's possible — see the end of the essay for a diagram embodying this imaginative trap.
May 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I go on to argue that we remain trapped in a sort of bifurcated human fatalism, limited by our imagination of what's possible — see the end of the essay for a diagram embodying this imaginative trap.
Private solutions, amongst other uncertainties, risk the enshittification of the natural world. State interventions, whilst better positioned to provide public — or rather planetary — goods, suffer from the risks of political frailty and excessive centralisation.
May 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Private solutions, amongst other uncertainties, risk the enshittification of the natural world. State interventions, whilst better positioned to provide public — or rather planetary — goods, suffer from the risks of political frailty and excessive centralisation.
I decided to write a longform essay dissecting the dichotomous (and admittedly strawmanning) pathways of private and public financing of nature conservation and restoration. Both, I argue, fall short in addressing our planet's ecological crises.
May 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I decided to write a longform essay dissecting the dichotomous (and admittedly strawmanning) pathways of private and public financing of nature conservation and restoration. Both, I argue, fall short in addressing our planet's ecological crises.
3/ You might like some writing I did on this in the Scottish context a few months back: tedtheisinger.com Would love to continue the conversation elsewhere — pop me an email: tedtheisinger@substack.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
3/ You might like some writing I did on this in the Scottish context a few months back: tedtheisinger.com Would love to continue the conversation elsewhere — pop me an email: tedtheisinger@substack.com
2/ I guess this depends on one's priorities: solely better outcomes for nature in the long-term, or greater accountability which can typically/may lead to better outcomes for nature in the short/medium-term? I feel the two are too often conflated.
March 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
2/ I guess this depends on one's priorities: solely better outcomes for nature in the long-term, or greater accountability which can typically/may lead to better outcomes for nature in the short/medium-term? I feel the two are too often conflated.
Thank you Guy, much appreciated! Agreed, accountability can augur better outcomes. My concern is that this lacks durability. Folk landowners are accountable to could decide nature-centric land management is no longer desirable (incentives could change, as could social and economic preferences). 1/
March 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Thank you Guy, much appreciated! Agreed, accountability can augur better outcomes. My concern is that this lacks durability. Folk landowners are accountable to could decide nature-centric land management is no longer desirable (incentives could change, as could social and economic preferences). 1/
For more on my takeaways and a summary of Guy's book, do read the full review on British Wildlife's site!
www.britishwildlife.com/book-review-...
www.britishwildlife.com/book-review-...
March 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
For more on my takeaways and a summary of Guy's book, do read the full review on British Wildlife's site!
www.britishwildlife.com/book-review-...
www.britishwildlife.com/book-review-...
3. Ecological degradation is not a modern, or even early modern-onwards, phenomenon. Focussing on recent changes in landownership arrangements and dynamics can at times cloud this.
March 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
3. Ecological degradation is not a modern, or even early modern-onwards, phenomenon. Focussing on recent changes in landownership arrangements and dynamics can at times cloud this.
2. Public and community landownership does not necessarily portend better outcomes for nature. Landowners of all varieties are guided by diverse motivations and incentives.
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March 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
2. Public and community landownership does not necessarily portend better outcomes for nature. Landowners of all varieties are guided by diverse motivations and incentives.
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