There are certain problems that the existing NGOs and nation states and corporations and ijos collectively are not on course to solve in time. If some additional action doesn't take place catastrophic problems will occur, says Julian Zelizer. There's a lot of near-term stuff where we're just talking about how do we avoid this bad thing from happening through existing mechanisms like legislation or getting right people in the right elite positions to change their mind about something. And then there's long-term stuff if we were going to rethink it all from scratch we might have networks of city states because that makes more sense according to Zelizer. We kind of have to rethink long-term governance from scratch as well
In this fourth installment of conversations with Daniel Schmachtenberger, we dive deeper into the nuances of humans using energy, materials and technology. Human’s ability to develop and use tools is one of our greatest strengths - yet has also led to increasing destruction of the natural world. How does technology intensify the binding effects of a world order based on growth? Is there any way out - or could global solutions just make the problem worse?
About Daniel Schmachtenberger:
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue.
The throughline of his interests has to do with ways of improving the health and development of individuals and society, with a virtuous relationship between the two as a goal.
Towards these ends, he’s had particular interest in the topics of catastrophic and existential risk, civilization and institutional decay and collapse as well as progress, collective action problems, social organization theories, and the relevant domains in philosophy and science.
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