This time last year, Gaza was still under attack from Israel. Here is a short video from the Guardian about a few of the lives that struggle to live on:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2010/jan/04/gaza-palestinian-territories
In the meantime, today, the world's tallest building opens:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2010/jan/04/burj-dubai-tallest-building
Paul Hughes writes in an article about the possibilities about humans evolving into a Type 1 civilization. I highlight this paragraph:
"We spend incredible amounts of energy and resources bickering over inconsequential political boundaries and ideological differences. Environmental problems such as global warming and dimming are beginning to wreck havoc with our climate and infrastructure. Global resource depletion is another cause for concern, with tropical rainforests being cut down at record rates. Bucky Fuller said as far back as 1965, that we had all the necessary technical knowledge then to create a globally sustainable civilization for everyone on the planet to live like billionaires. So why haven't we? I think the problem is psychological, not technical… a lack of sufficient emotional, rational, and social-somatic".
Full article:
http://astranaut.org/library/exotic-civilizations-beyond-ka.php
Joke a friend told me:
Two planets next to each other in space.
One of them says, 'Hey, you don't look so good'.
The other says, 'Yes, I've got the Humanitus, but it'll be gone soon...'
- J
1 comment:
Thank you for discussing such a critical issue as our possible transition to a Type 1 Civilization. As you noted, and as Paul Hughes discusses, it's the most important issue our species faces this generation: will we make it to Type 1 status?
If you could, please visit our website at http://www.type1civ.org/ where we discuss the possible social transition that must occur as our technology races towards a Type 1 reality. Please comment on anything and everything you might agree or disagree with, for the documents on that website are meant to be representations of how our collective species wishes to embark on this transition.
Thank you, and keep the debate rolling.
T1C
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