
Space Hex: The Curse of Restlessness in Worldviews of Perpetual Escape
The Emerald
Cultural Perspectives on Restlessness and Custodianship
Different cultures demonstrate varying degrees of restlessness and custodianship towards nature. While modern technologically-driven European societal models display externalized restlessness, other cultures emphasize sitting with what is and being custodial caretakers of nature. The meeting of Victorian colonists with the Aboriginal peoples of Australia highlighted the clash between the obsession with forward progress and the Aboriginal vision of human beings as custodial caretakers of nature. The British perceived the Aborigines' lack of cultivation as a sign of no culture, as their civilization was measured by the extent of nature alteration.
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