
Description
In Part 4 of this Frankly mini-series, Nate concludes the deep dive into the nexus between “just stopping oil” and “just pumping oil” with 10 guideposts which might help us to navigate through the intersection of the Four Horsemen of the 2020s and the shrinking Web of Life….together known as The Great Simplification. From decomplexifying at various scales to a change of consciousness arising from more humans focused on “Inner Tech”, there are many ways we as individuals and as a part of the greater society can manage the push and pull of both environment and economic issues while remaining grounded in the reality of energy, technology, behavior, and the economy.
In French, we have a motto that says that a simple drawing is often better than a long explanation. Jean-Marc Jancovici Carbone 4 President
That’s very understandable because with left atmosphere thinking, one of the problems is that you see everything as a series of problems that must have solutions. Iain McGilchrist Neuroscientist and Philosopher
We can’t have hundreds and hundreds of real relationships that are healthy because that requires time and effort and full attention and awareness of being in real relationship and conversation with the other human. Nate Hagens Director of ISEOF
This is the crux of the whole problem. Individual parts of nature are more valuable than the biocomplexity of nature. Thomas Crowther Founder Restor
Show Notes & Links to Learn More
00:00 – Just Stop Oil !? Part 1 + Part 2 + Part 3
00:10 – Just Stop Oil
01:07 – US borrowing 1.5 trillion dollars in the second have of 2023
03:05 – Ecological Destruction
08:42 – Emergence
10:04 – Jevons Paradox
11:39 – King Midas
12:46 – We have too many financial claims than can be supported by biophysical reality
13:21 – Malthus
13:36 – Paul Ehrlich, TGS Episode, Population Bomb
13:55 – Great Recession
15:10 – Dopamine
18:42 – DJ White, TGS Episode, Earth Trust
19:23 – World Wildlife Fund
19:34 – Shifting baselines
22:50 – Heisenberg Principle