Spoiler alert- Don't Look Up is too realistic for comfort! This movie is the perfect analogy for our times, and we have every reason to believe the movie's ending is the only ending possible for our species. For the ending of this movie is a beautiful teaching- gather together with the ones you love, share your last meal; and accept fate with grace and equanimity.#
It give me great sadness to say these things, for I so deeply love my children and grandchildren and wish for them a long life, prosperity, and all the pleasures of Mother Earth. Sadly, that will not be the case. I fear the best we can do is prepare them to be fully present to what remains of our biosphere, and to love their family and friends; until they too share their last meal together, and accept their fate with grace and equanimity.#
In the final moments of the movie, our heroes believe they have done everything possible to try and avert disaster- and indeed they have! The forces at work governing the human system of systems are vast, evolutionary, and beyond the ability of sapiens (the so called "wise ones") to effect the change some of them desire. The myths of progress, technology and economy are far too entrenched in the species at large. In rare moments when I dare to "hope" (which is admitting a lack of agency)- I believe the only chance for our species is a complete collapse of global industrial civilization- now! But frankly, I have come to believe that the momentum of Earth's Living Systems is such that even with a complete collapse, it will be extremely difficult for any Sapiens to survive.#
One big difference between "Don't Look Up" and things as they actually are, is that mathematics can precisely pinpoint when a planet killing Comet will impact earth; whereas we do not have the computational capability to predict when Earth's Living Systems will tip out of the current stability regime that has been so favorable for human life. Perhaps that is a blessing- for none of us will know our precise future, only the general arc of our demise.#
In conclusion, I remind myself to Live and Love my loved ones; and enjoy what is left of the grandeurs of our beautiful biosphere. I do not believe that a war with the external enemy can be won, because that enemy has already harnessed the forces of the biosphere for its own destruction and like all elites throughout human history, will do everthing possible to remain in power. Perhaps now, instead of chanting Don't Look Up- the only option available to us is to simply Look Inward?#
Spoiler alert- Don't Look Up is too realistic for comfort! This movie is the perfect analogy for our times, and we have every reason to believe the movie's ending is the only ending possible for our species. For the ending of this movie is a beautiful teaching- gather together with the ones you love, share your last meal; and accept fate with grace and equanimity.#
It give me great sadness to say these things, for I so deeply love my children and grandchildren and wish for them a long life, prosperity, and all the pleasures of Mother Earth. Sadly, that will not be the case. I fear the best we can do is prepare them to be fully present to what remains of our biosphere, and to love their family and friends; until they too share their last meal together, and accept their fate with grace and equanimity.#
In the final moments of the movie, our heroes believe they have done everything possible to try and avert disaster- and indeed they have! The forces at work governing the human system of systems are vast, evolutionary, and beyond the ability of sapiens (the so called "wise ones") to effect the change some of them desire. The myths of progress, technology and economy are far too entrenched in the species at large. In rare moments when I dare to "hope" (which is admitting a lack of agency)- I believe the only chance for our species is a complete collapse of global industrial civilization- now! But frankly, I have come to believe that the momentum of Earth's Living Systems is such that even with a complete collapse, it will be extremely difficult for any Sapiens to survive.#
One big difference between "Don't Look Up" and things as they actually are, is that mathematics can precisely pinpoint when a planet killing Comet will impact earth; whereas we do not have the computational capability to predict when Earth's Living Systems will tip out of the current stability regime that has been so favorable for human life. Perhaps that is a blessing- for none of us will know our precise future, only the general arc of our demise.#
In conclusion, I remind myself to Live and Love my loved ones; and enjoy what is left of the grandeurs of our beautiful biosphere. I do not believe that a war with the external enemy can be won, because that enemy has already harnessed the forces of the biosphere for its own destruction and like all elites throughout human history, will do everthing possible to remain in power. Perhaps now, instead of chanting Don't Look Up- the only option available to us is to simply Look Inward?#