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Poked by a Porcupine: the Politics of Contraction as We Encounter the Limits to Growth
Crazy Town
English - May 14, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBEarth Sciences Science Nature climate environment sustainability energy global warming collapse dark humor comedy economy overshoot Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Before you heap praise on someone's cooking, even for something as delicious as porcupine pot pie, you might want to consider the effects of ego inflation and the downsides of a hyper-individualistic culture. In this episode Asher, Rob, and Jason wonder if individualism (not to mention all those other "-isms"... capitalism, socialism, communism) is simply the product of a relatively short period of expansionism, and what of our values must be kept or discarded as we enter a new era of contraction and bureaucratic breakdown. While expressing a profound desire to retain the progress humanity has made on numerous fronts (don't sleep on 21st-century dentistry), they make sure to insult one another just enough for proper ego containment. For episode notes and more information, please visit our website and sign up for our newsletter.