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“[H]ow can we design an evolutionary learning capability into our political, economic, and social systems so they are not crippled by rigidity in the face of changing circumstance or external shocks.”

Politics Change Environment Progress Society Future Economics Planning Decision Making Climate Crisis

Book:The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking

Source: The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking

“What might our descendants wish we had done better for them?”

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Book:The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking

Source: The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking

“Optimism can be thought of as a cheery disposition to always look on the bright side of life, even despite the evidence. It is an attitude that can easily breed complacency and inaction. Hope, on the other hand, is a more active and radical ideal that recognizes the real possibility of failure, yet at the same time holds on to the prospect of success despite the odds, driven by a deep commitment to an outcome we value.”

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Book:The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking

Source: The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking

“[W]e have colonized the future. We treat the future like a distant colonial outpost devoid of people, where we can freely dump ecological degradation, technological risk, and nuclear waste, and which we can plunder as we please.”

Environment Risk Stupidity Indifference Arrogance Colonialism Ecology Nuclear Waste

Book:The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking

Source: The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking