The environmental/ecological scene is unfathomably broad. To think that it can be reduced to concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absurd. Not only are topics that the average person understands to be related to environmental issues included (the likes of soil science, geography, geology, and chemistry,) but so too other topics such as …
Nor is it a hoax. Can we think straight? The internet is full to the hilt with stories, posts, and articles that all speak to the horrible ecological situation we humans collectively find ourselves in. “Environmentalism” has found its way into the mainstream, and is invoked in almost every area of our lives, from …
And the need for investigative journalism. We live in a world where only those stories with the necessary attributes to successfully pass through the ideological funnel of legacy mass media (LMM) platforms are permitted to be discussed in polite society. Indicators: 1) The use of derogatory and ambiguous epithets that function to shut …
Rejecting the Allure of Short-Form Content This, no doubt, is a universal problem. The problem of our attention being rudely robbed from us, and directed towards content we might otherwise never have paid attention to. Let’s get honest. Were it up to the decision-making machinery we house in our skulls, we probably wouldn’t choose …
https://youtu.be/SA_2Ay7Kc38We are blessed daily with a Battery Full of Lunacy that must be discharged somehow throughout the course of the day. With this post, I want to explore how the Battery Full of Lunacy is helpful for physically demanding tasks in life. In this case, “The Battery Full of Lunacy” is synonymous with “energy”. But …
https://youtu.be/k5RJK98J6TcWe humans are unique among all of earth’s species in a number of ways. One of our diagnostic differences is the extent to which we’ve taken cultural evolution. It’s not that no other species use cultural evolution to their advantage. It’s that humans have taken it to its extreme. · When we humans first ventured into …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h_iTeMyj0E Addressing The Most Basic Basics An amped up racehorse parading around the ring just prior to his race is a sight to behold. This majestic beast is in the prime of his athletic life, ready to thunderously gallop across the finish line for the win. You can see the ripples of his striated muscles …
As far as I understand, being “meta” is not about doing the thing-in-and-of-itself, but instead describing doing the thing-in-and-of-itself. For example, instead of making a documentary, you create a documentary about creating documentaries. Paradoxically enough, you end up creating a documentary. But not one that comes from your heart, inspired by your being in this …
On Reading Reading is such a blessing! And I’m not about to reel off a dry list of “the benefits of reading” to try and convince you to get on it. How boring! I do, however, want to remind you about the flame that once roared from within after you read a book, a paragraph, …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uiLHVdKGPY What Is Rewilding? “Rewilding” is a complex, dynamic process that goes beyond conservation or protection of existing natural wilderness areas. With rewilding, the idea of a static state of nature to be protected from the contaminating influence of humans is gone, replaced by a more expansive vision of what could be. Instead of …
