PinnedErik MichaelsProblems, Predicaments, and TechnologyWe often see people bring out certain ideas that they claim are some sort of “solution” or that “they work” and I want to try to explain…Jul 31, 20217Jul 31, 20217
Erik MichaelsCultural Programming — Who Will Stand Up For What’s Right?Understanding the knowledge that I have isn’t easy. As the quote from Aldo Leopold that I posted last time attests to, having an…Jul 241Jul 241
Erik MichaelsThe “Solution” Obsession“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on the land is…Jul 171Jul 171
Erik MichaelsChanging PerspectivesIsn’t it truly amazing how one’s perspectives change over time? For instance, anyone who has ever been addicted to something and recovered…Jul 13Jul 13
Erik MichaelsSummer Reflections“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is a hallucinating idiot…for he sees what no one else does: things that, to everyone else, are…Jun 272Jun 272
Erik MichaelsNew Developments and Accepting Our Predicaments Without BlameToday’s eclectic article has to do with new developments that have popped up recently, reiterating issues I have brought up previously…May 82May 82
Erik MichaelsWhat Exactly is Peak Oil?I could go on and on about acceptance for probably weeks if not months, but today’s article isn’t about acceptance. Today’s article is…May 13May 13
Erik MichaelsAccepting Our Lack of AgencyThe last month has been focused on acceptance, and has been building up to the inexorable, immutable, and irrevocable truth that besets us…Apr 242Apr 242
Erik MichaelsIs Hunting and Gathering Really Better Than Agriculture?Answering the question of the title of this entry, an article first published 37 years ago written by Jared Diamond says, “YES!”Apr 173Apr 173
Erik MichaelsExploring Deeper Acceptance, Part Two“Any human being exists only as a member of the wider community of life, air, water, and soil. We have no existence apart from the earth…Apr 101Apr 101