Reconditioning Ourselves: Alternative Perspectives 14 – Community Development – Part 6: Visions of an Egalitarian Society

I am but a single drop in a limitless ocean, but what is an ocean but a multitude of drops?  David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas   One of the consequences of this global lockdown is the growing awareness of how connected we all are.  Many of you will have heard of the Six Read more…

Reconditioning Ourselves: Alternative Perspectives 13 – Community Development – Part 5: Beginning the Transition

As I was writing about what a future society might look like, the Coronavirus has been literally wreaking havoc on the global economy.  Just yesterday, the U.S. government set up $2 trillion (yes with a T and bigger than many small countries’ economies) for economic relief.  Of course there was Read more…

Reconditioning Ourselves: Alternative Perspectives 12 – Community Development – Part 4 The Egalitarian human vs. W.E.I.R.D.

I have been emphasizing that we are as humans hard-wired to be egalitarian.  Let me explain my reasoning for this, which should also explain why I am so positive about humanity’s future if we make the choices we need to make for sustainable living.  Evolutionary Biologists, Psychologists, Sociologists, and also Read more…

Reconditioning Ourselves: Alternative Perspectives 11 – Community Development – Part 3 Considering Future Trends, and the Past

I have talked at length about how sustainable living (SL) is so much more than just adapting to use green technology.  It is relearning how to live together in communities that my definition, identify as equitable, regenerative, resilient and adaptive.  If you still harbor the belief that we can reach Read more…