Thinking Anew – Part 14 – Discernment

I often talk about potential ideas for creating a sustainable human culture on this planet.  Technological sustainability is an exciting field with amazing innovation and potential.  Yet, even 50 years after international recognition of our ecological problems (UNCHE, 1972 and 30 years since UNCED (Rio, 1992), all we have had Read more…

Thinking Anew – Part 13 – Dealing with Stupidity: part 2

In the last post I overviewed stupidity that causes socio-cultural harm and if left unchecked can lead to totalitarian systems of manipulation and control.  According to the Cipolla quadrant scheme, I interpret the world being run by a small group of the Bandits with lots of stupid people supporting them.  Read more…

Thinking Anew – Part 12 – Dealing with Stupidity: part 1

“Wisdom and knowledge is everywhere, but so is stupidity” Trudi Canavan Strange times we live in.  Someone I know well recently called me stupid because I disagreed with her (she ardently trusts the MSM).  I was merely asking her to consider a different perspective that countered her well entrenched beliefs.  Read more…