I am someone who is inclined to doomscroll. In my very-online young adult life, I am susceptible to all kinds of algorithmic traps on social media. Like many others online, I can quickly become hyperfocused on systemic violence, poverty, suffering, and environmental destruction. This trend has horrific impacts on our wellbeing; I myself have been to some very dark places. Pessimism becomes the only worthy default setting. How can any of us go on living in a world driven by billionaires for selfish gains at the expense of the individual, of their community, livelihood, and dignity?
In the past year and a half, I have been developing a new consciousness, a new way of thinking about wicked problems that are reduced to tiktoks posted a million times an hour. I found this possible as a result of my courses in ecological economics. Though it's a niche academic field that requires a systems-thinking approach, I think many of the ideas being discussed by modern scholars can easily be digested. They make deeper sense to me than anything I've studied so far. For these reasons, I think this information has the power to help us zoomers adopt a holistic worldview and a greater purpose as individuals and as a generation. I hope to share more accessible information on this blog and to foster discussion of sustainability that rejects corporate nonsense.
There is a lot more I could say in this post, and I will revisit this notebook page to summarize its content. But for now, this is just my introduction.
Trying something new. If you are interested, follow me at @humanecosystem
