Interesting reading from links in the State of the World 2023 Conference:
Web3, the Metaverse, and the Lack of Useful Innovation
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2022/...nnovation/
‘Disruptive’ science has declined — and no one knows why
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04577-5
Here are some more links:
inkwell.vue.522 : State of the World 2023: Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
permalink #156 of 156: @jonl@mastodon.wellperns.com (jonl) Sun 8 Jan 23 16:18
I asked Vinay Gupta what might be a good approach, and he suggested
Lester Brown's Plan B: http://www.earth-policy.org/books/pb4
He links this Vox article:
https://www.vox.com/22291568/climate-cha...hunberg-un
-emissions-gap-report They consider this question: "Since we are all created equal, what would equal carbon rights look like?"
What follows is a really good overview, starting with the fact that,
in order to restrict emissions to their "fair share," the top 1%
would have to cut their emissions by 97%, and the top 10% by 91%.
Most in the USA fall within that range.
"Once we face the numbers squarely, it's clear that deep individual
and systemic changes are needed, including to our view of our right
to the 'pursuit of happiness' and the duties they require of us. Are
we content to merely enjoy these rights as gifts, or will we do the
work necessary to ensure that sustainable versions of those rights
can be enjoyed by our descendants? These cherished rights that our
ancestors sacrificed much for must also be adapted to fit within the
biosphere's limits."
Web3, the Metaverse, and the Lack of Useful Innovation
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2022/...nnovation/
‘Disruptive’ science has declined — and no one knows why
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04577-5
Here are some more links:
inkwell.vue.522 : State of the World 2023: Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky
permalink #156 of 156: @jonl@mastodon.wellperns.com (jonl) Sun 8 Jan 23 16:18
I asked Vinay Gupta what might be a good approach, and he suggested
Lester Brown's Plan B: http://www.earth-policy.org/books/pb4
He links this Vox article:
https://www.vox.com/22291568/climate-cha...hunberg-un
-emissions-gap-report They consider this question: "Since we are all created equal, what would equal carbon rights look like?"
What follows is a really good overview, starting with the fact that,
in order to restrict emissions to their "fair share," the top 1%
would have to cut their emissions by 97%, and the top 10% by 91%.
Most in the USA fall within that range.
"Once we face the numbers squarely, it's clear that deep individual
and systemic changes are needed, including to our view of our right
to the 'pursuit of happiness' and the duties they require of us. Are
we content to merely enjoy these rights as gifts, or will we do the
work necessary to ensure that sustainable versions of those rights
can be enjoyed by our descendants? These cherished rights that our
ancestors sacrificed much for must also be adapted to fit within the
biosphere's limits."
It's not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable. The hundred-times-refuted theory of "free will" owes its persistence to this charm alone; some one is always appearing who feels himself strong enough to refute it - Friedrich Nietzsche