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Researcher, author, information-junkie and iconoclast. Originally, my field of research was mainly technology, but over the years it has shifted to the areas of sociology, philosophy and real sustainability, especially in practice.

I'm the author of the book "Crash Course" - On Your Future in the Anthropocene. It's a common sense approach to real sustainability, collapse, ecocentrism and resilience...

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    @jsrailton
    I never liked sticky notes.

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    "Brutal and submerged cities: what a 3C would look like - scientists have told the they expect catastrophic levels of . Here’s what that would mean for the "

    Graphical 'explainer' of what a 3C would be like, and what awaits us between now and then (with 'then' being not far off at all)

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/11/brutal-heatwaves-submerged-cities-what-3c-world-would-look-like

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    @ariadne Actually I think quite a few things of the 'above 3C scenario' are already happening NOW!

    Like problems with growing food, food price spikes, water shortages and the like.

    As usual the Guardian is overly optimistic, afraid of loosing readers and advertisers maybe?

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    We should never take democracy for granted.

    🎥 Video: European Parliament - © European Union

    A video from the European Parliament's campaign: Use your vote or others will decide for you. It shows the stories of a generation of European Citizens telling their experience to younger ones.

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    @EU_Commission
    I appreciate the video, but I think subtitles and/or voice-overs should be available in ALL European languages!

    Funny fact: England is not part of the EU and subtitles are only in English!

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    A recent paper surveyed 59,000 people across 63 and found that 86% said they believed in – that action was needed, caused it, it was a to , and/or a . Even in the country with the lowest agreement, 73% still agreed it was a serious threat.

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    @yeri @ariadne
    Sorry, maybe I'm a bit skeptical, but it reminds me of this cartoon:

    A Cartoon in two panels.

    The first panel shows a man in front of a group of people. He asks: "Who wants change?" All hands rise, all people look happy.

    The second panel shows the same scene, but now the man in front asks: "Who wants to change?". All people look sad, no hands rise in the air.

    Cartoon in two panels. The first panel shows a man in front of a group of people. He asks: "Who wants change?" All hands rise, all people look happy. The second panel shows the same scene, but now the man in front asks: "Who wants to change?". All people look sad, no hands rise in the air.
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    @ariadne @yeri
    Yes, I'm seeing it that too all around.

    In the first version of my book I optimistically presented many solutions, but in the second version I focus more on acceptance and grief over pending collapse (although ideas are still there).

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    Friday is here again, so if you’re looking for great accounts to follow, these are some of my favorites! 👏

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    @breadandcircuses @ariadne @CelloMomOnCars @504DR @chris

    Thank you B&C. I haven't been posting much these days, since I'm mostly busy with local stuff and getting our veggie garden filled again 😉
    Decoupling from high-tech and trying to get as resilient as possible.

    Well, basically doing what I preach in my book you could say 😆

    Keep up the good work!

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    Big Money

    Published on January 8, 2024

    Last year, Big Tech companies ( ( ) , , , , and ) received about $3.04 billion in fines for breaking laws on both sides of the Atlantic. As of seven days and three hours into 2024, they had already earned enough revenue to pay it all off.

    A little over a week of operations is all it would take if the companies tackled their fines one after another. If they each paid their fines simultaneously, Meta would be the last to finish after five days and 13 hours.

    This shows how insignificant these fines are for companies whose revenues are often larger than countries’ GDPs. In fact, 2023 was the second straight year these five companies were fined over $3 billion(new window), showing that they view fines as nothing more than the cost of doing business.

    https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-2023-fines-vs-revenue

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