Mental
Perspectives on the Metacrisis
The metacrisis is a myriad of challenges—from the exponentiality of tech, repeating wars, and financial systems demanding perpetual growth while subsidizing harmful practices. Humanity is pushing towards planetary boundaries. It’s an interconnected web, also called the metacrisis. Addressing one challenge requires considering its impact on the larger web. What are the underlying drivers, and why is it so challenging to stop it?
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The thinker
Systems theorist and philosopher
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a social philosopher focused on existential risk and civilization design, exploring how we can navigate complex global challenges through better collective sensemaking.
Based on What to Do About the Pending Metacrisis, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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