It is on Curiosity Stream… a subscription service. The muses are discussing the merits of signing up. Seems unanimous that 2.99/month is a small price to pay for creative work that drives possibility instead of fear.
You threw this old dog a tough bone to chew on with today’s BFN! Let me put on my liberal, snowflake hat and ask if there is general agreement, in the linear model, that extinction of species is simply collateral damage that does, and must occur, for a “ healthy” economy. Now, wearing my linear businessman attire, I ask if the fad for electric vehicles and their lithium batteries, warrants the destruction of natural features around the world. Are oil rigs providing the materials for refining gas for our cars that much more obtrusive than windmills in the Atlantic off Nantucket??
Arguing either position convincingly requires value judgements by all parties. Am I grateful for the linear processes that gave rise to the 3-D printers that produced components for my back surgery last week? Yes. Could other methodologies, possibly circularly derived, have also provided relief? I don’t have that answer.
For me notions of sentient beings (like all living things, plants, etc.) has to play a dominant role. While we devastate major ecosystems on our planet, we feign concern for our home by developing a system that might launch a rocket to intercept approaching giant “heavenly bodies.” Irony intentional. Otherwise we will have the fate of dinosaurs and other species that became extinct after a previous impact event. The linear rocket boys have been quite adept at missing production targets and budgets, so that’s of little comfort for earth’s survival in such an instance. Would a circular process fare much better? Unknown.
What do I favor? Stop the Rocket Man business, and love one another! And this planet!
You have a liberal snowflake hat? ☃ And linear businessman attire? 👨💼 I LOVE that you are willing to slip into them both for your response.
Well... You got me at a big 'ole "I don't know" with a lot of your questions. My question is does anybody "know"? We sure like to think we do because it feels really good to be a knowing being, doesn't it? And we are taught from an early age to produce "right" answers -- which has the potential to keep us stuck in a status quo position? Who dares to try and be... gasp! Wrong!
I'm with you on the value judgement comment. Everything can be this; everything can be that.
I know next to nothing about the Rocket Man business... Except I did catch William Shatner on screen one morning being strapped into his seat. 🚀
Going Circular… Another documentary on the same subject: https://curiositystream.com/goingcircular/index.html?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=startgoingcircular+link+Going+Circular+landing+page&utm_id=startgoingcircular+link+Going+Circular+landing+page
It is on Curiosity Stream… a subscription service. The muses are discussing the merits of signing up. Seems unanimous that 2.99/month is a small price to pay for creative work that drives possibility instead of fear.
You threw this old dog a tough bone to chew on with today’s BFN! Let me put on my liberal, snowflake hat and ask if there is general agreement, in the linear model, that extinction of species is simply collateral damage that does, and must occur, for a “ healthy” economy. Now, wearing my linear businessman attire, I ask if the fad for electric vehicles and their lithium batteries, warrants the destruction of natural features around the world. Are oil rigs providing the materials for refining gas for our cars that much more obtrusive than windmills in the Atlantic off Nantucket??
Arguing either position convincingly requires value judgements by all parties. Am I grateful for the linear processes that gave rise to the 3-D printers that produced components for my back surgery last week? Yes. Could other methodologies, possibly circularly derived, have also provided relief? I don’t have that answer.
For me notions of sentient beings (like all living things, plants, etc.) has to play a dominant role. While we devastate major ecosystems on our planet, we feign concern for our home by developing a system that might launch a rocket to intercept approaching giant “heavenly bodies.” Irony intentional. Otherwise we will have the fate of dinosaurs and other species that became extinct after a previous impact event. The linear rocket boys have been quite adept at missing production targets and budgets, so that’s of little comfort for earth’s survival in such an instance. Would a circular process fare much better? Unknown.
What do I favor? Stop the Rocket Man business, and love one another! And this planet!
You have a liberal snowflake hat? ☃ And linear businessman attire? 👨💼 I LOVE that you are willing to slip into them both for your response.
Well... You got me at a big 'ole "I don't know" with a lot of your questions. My question is does anybody "know"? We sure like to think we do because it feels really good to be a knowing being, doesn't it? And we are taught from an early age to produce "right" answers -- which has the potential to keep us stuck in a status quo position? Who dares to try and be... gasp! Wrong!
I'm with you on the value judgement comment. Everything can be this; everything can be that.
I know next to nothing about the Rocket Man business... Except I did catch William Shatner on screen one morning being strapped into his seat. 🚀
I watched this video of John Lennon this morning. I think this is what you are talking about when you speak of love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE1WXK3ua-o
What I've been mulling today is emotional awareness and control... which is something we don't teach well? And that gets us into all sorts of trouble.