deepalisings

“The past is a curious thing. It's with you all the time,”
― George Orwell, Coming Up for Air

“Being able to predict things or to describe them, however accurately, is not at all the same thing as understanding them.”
― David Deutsch, The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications

“The problem isn’t just the type of energy we’re using; it’s what we are doing with it. Even if we had a 100%-clean-energy system, what would we do with it? Exactly what we are doing with fossil fuels: raze more forests, trawl more fish, mine more mountains, build more roads, expand industrial farming, and send more waste to landfill – all of which have ecological consequences our planet can no longer sustain. We will do these things because our economic system demands that we grow production and consumption at an exponential rate.”
― Jason Hickel, Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations