Problems accumulate silently for decades because their effects are masked by the inertia of the system. But eventually, you hit an inflection point where mounting pressure forces a rapid phase transition. The status quo collapses overnight. That’s what Lenin meant about there being decades where nothing happens, and weeks where decades happen.
Chip Butty
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I had to stop listening to the latest @parismarx "Tech Won't Save Us" podcast episode "Why We Need a War on Cars" w/ Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear
Because I was listening while making dinner, and I need to take notes on it.
Good account of the systemic nature of the problems
This is fundamentally about justice. Small island states face total uninhabitability. 5 billion depend on monsoons we're destabilizing. Those who contributed least to the crisis face the worst impacts.
Any solution that doesn't center equity, human rights & community governance isn't a real solution.
We need BOTH: emergency brake on catastrophic tipping points + accelerator on positive ones.
Listen to full episode—it'll change how you see this moment.
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #SystemsThinking #Degrowth #JustTransition #RegenerativeAgriculture
Strongest lever for change? Policy mandates with hard deadlines.
Ban petrol car sales by [date]. Require heat pumps over gas boilers. Phase out fossil fuel subsidies.
Clear signals coordinate investment, R&D, and entire supply chains instantly. Much faster than waiting for markets alone.
Social tipping matters too: visible, copied behaviours like cycling, plant-rich diets, and community-led restoration. When normal shifts, systems shift.
This is fundamentally about justice. Small island states face total uninhabitability. 5 billion depend on monsoons we're destabilizing. Those who contributed least to the crisis face the worst impacts.
Any solution that doesn't center equity, human rights & community governance isn't a real solution.
We need BOTH: emergency brake on catastrophic tipping points + accelerator on positive ones.
Listen to full episode—it'll change how you see this moment.
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #SystemsThinking #Degrowth #JustTransition #RegenerativeAgriculture
I had to stop listening to the latest @parismarx "Tech Won't Save Us" podcast episode "Why We Need a War on Cars" w/ Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear
Because I was listening while making dinner, and I need to take notes on it.
Good account of the systemic nature of the problems
Alex Akselrod
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Staff SRE available for work!!!
I am a hard working systems thinker who has a unique balance of seasoned TechOps skills, good DevEx chops, experience designing and running SRE programs like Observability, Incidents, and CI/CD.
I was put out of work in June and I need a new gig in short order. Boosts and cross-platform posts appreciated!
Staff SRE available for work!!!
I am a hard working systems thinker who has a unique balance of seasoned TechOps skills, good DevEx chops, experience designing and running SRE programs like Observability, Incidents, and CI/CD.
I was put out of work in June and I need a new gig in short order. Boosts and cross-platform posts appreciated!
"The purpose of a system is what it does."
#StaffordBeer, 1926-2002
We live in an economic system that routinely gives more resources to people who make weapons than to doctors and nurses. What does that tell you about the purpose of that system?