How to Democratize the Technosphere

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Simon Tisdall: I can sort of feel it's coming. If we actually treat like all the other sustainability problems where we map the actual problem out and see where the nodes and bottlenecks are, then go to them. We will need oil, gas and coal because we haven't done any work at all. And so we'll need those fossil fuels to construct the next industrial year or whatever that is. But when we do, we have to be very aware that when we are using that energy, it has to be for a strategic purpose.

In this episode, Simon Michaux returns to discuss his new paper “A Resource Balanced Economy”, which outlines an alternative economic and social system. This conversation builds off of his two previous episodes on The Great Simplification, unpacking the ideas and tools that will be helpful in planning for an unknown future with more energy and material constraints. How can we be more intentional about the design of our technology to make products that are longer lasting and easier to reuse? How can we organize society to create resilient communities based around actual human needs, rather than endless efficiency geared towards growth? Can an ‘Arcadian Blueprint’ emerge, and at what scale, and by whom?

About Simon Michaux:

Dr. Simon Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has a PhD in mining engineering. Dr. Michaux’s long-term work is on societal transformation toward a circular economy.

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