Planet: Critical Beyond Separation | Willow Defebaugh
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May 29, 2025 Willow Defebaugh, writer and co-founder of Atmos Magazine, explores our connection to nature and its designs. She discusses the importance of empathy and humble conversations to bridge societal divides. Highlighting the roots of ecological crises in historical injustices, Willow addresses moral clarity and the necessity of collaboration. The dialogue dives into identity politics and allyship, advocating for understanding beyond political labels. Ultimately, the conversation calls for collective action and a reimagining of how we perceive and engage with each other and the natural world.
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Ecological Dissociation Underlies Crisis
- The world crisis roots in ecological dissociation, a cut-off from the rest of life on Earth.
- Healing requires embracing embodiment and learning from nature's sustainable designs through biomimicry.
Nature Balances Through Environmental Limits
- Nature doesn't have a moral plan but is shaped by environmental limits that balance ecosystems.
- Human energy surplus and impulse to seek energy explains unsustainable behaviors beyond simple greed.
Learning Humility from Nature's Checks
- Life creates conditions conducive to life and species must allow environment to check them.
- Humans must humble themselves, listen, and recognize when behaviors have gone too far without shame.
