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← Humanity is at a critical juncture for a flourishing planet, and the economic worldview we use will shape it.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 13 Dec 1968 to 7 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under sustainability sustainability Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Humanity is at a critical juncture for a flourishing planet, and the economic worldview we use will shape it. Humanity is at a critical juncture for aflourishing planet, and the economicworldview we use will shape it. Last stated 9 years ago 14 Jul 2017 KR Kate Raworth — holds since 2017-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Longtermism, which treats fulfillinghumanity's long-term potential asthe overriding moral priority, is aworldview worth defending. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Oct 2021 ÉT Émile P. Torres — no longer holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it. — tap to centre the map on it Whether anyone can actually doanything about how good the futureis, rather than whether it matters,is the strongest objection toprioritising it. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Improving how good the future turns out to be, given that humanity survives, is roughly as high a priority as preventing extinction. — tap to centre the map on it Improving how good the future turnsout to be, given that humanitysurvives, is roughly as high apriority as preventing extinction. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Our economy is at war with the planet and with life on earth — tap to centre the map on it Our economy is at war with theplanet and with life on earth NK Naomi Klein — holds since c. 2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: What is good for humanity at large in the long run may well be temporarily tragic for the individual in the short run. — tap to centre the map on it What is good for humanity at largein the long run may well betemporarily tragic for theindividual in the short run. Last stated a month ago 7 Oct 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The key to a better world is the growth of compassion, which needs no religion or ideology, only our good human qualities — tap to centre the map on it The key to a better world is thegrowth of compassion, which needs noreligion or ideology, only our goodhuman qualities Last stated 9 years ago by 30 Jul 2017 DL Dalai Lama — holds since 2017-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether India gets rich will decide much of the course of human flourishing this century. — tap to centre the map on it Whether India gets rich will decidemuch of the course of humanflourishing this century. Last stated a year ago 14 Jul 2025 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2025-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it A finite world can support only afinite population, so populationgrowth must eventually reach zero Last stated 58 years ago 13 Dec 1968 GH Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth — tap to centre the map on it A primitive science of insectcontrol has armed itself with modernweapons and turned them against theearth RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it A romantic, low-yield farming systemwould need far more land and wouldproduce more hunger, not less. Last stated 3 years ago 28 May 2023 GM George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are. — tap to centre the map on it Beef and lamb are the mostland-hungry and climate-damagingfarm products there are. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 GM George Monbiot — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap clean energy has broken theold trade-off between raising livingstandards and cutting environmentalharm. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Eating less meat is one of the easiest ways to reduce humanity's damage to the Earth. — tap to centre the map on it Eating less meat is one of theeasiest ways to reduce humanity'sdamage to the Earth. Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dams did not deserve their reversal of fortune; there is no need to build megastructures — tap to centre the map on it Dams did not deserve their reversalof fortune; there is no need tobuild megastructures Last stated 4 years ago 27 Oct 2022 VS Vaclav Smil — holds since 2022-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Growing food to put in cars is a mistake at a moment when the world should be farming less land, not more. — tap to centre the map on it Growing food to put in cars is amistake at a moment when the worldshould be farming less land, notmore. Last stated 3 years ago 5 Sept 2023 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making AI compute cheaper per token drives enough extra usage that total AI energy consumption rises rather than falls (a Jevons paradox effect). — tap to centre the map on it Making AI compute cheaper per tokendrives enough extra usage that totalAI energy consumption rises ratherthan falls (a Jevons paradoxeffect). Last stated 3 months ago 5 Aug 2026 ZH Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-08-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Humanity is at a critical juncture for a flourishing planet, and the economic worldview we use will shape it. Last stated 14 Jul 2017 · 9 years ago Holds Kate Raworth Read this korrent →