The key insight that I want to emphasize is that has to do with what is unique about humans relative to the rest of the species as best we can observe. It probably started with earlier hominids um that had uh early tool making so somewhere between australopithecus and homohabolus obviously all those other hominids are not with usSo I'm really just going to be but but that's important for the early part of the story because we're talking about a curve that's maybe two million years old rather than just 200,000 years old when you brought up pre-hominated species.
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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