#1: Enter the Modern Maze

To ensure humanity's continued thriving, we must create an ecologically safe and socially just planet. Despite remarkable efforts by individuals and communities worldwide, we're currently grappling with multifaceted crises—from climate change to economic challenges, which threaten us with prolonged instability. 

 

Instead of racing collectively towards our shared goal of a safe planet that is just for all, we have created a maze for ourselves. We have become a fragmented and distracted species. We are guided by our collective ideologies, philosophical beliefs, and deepest desires, needs, and wants. We create barriers, illusions and dead ends for ourselves, forever searching for our utopia.

 

So step into The Modern Maze with me, a journey through the urgent challenges our planet and society face today. Our generation's defining task is to create an ecologically sustainable relationship between humanity and the Earth, while nurturing our collective societal well-being. Together, we'll explore the necessity of reimagining our structures and systems and whether a profound shift in consciousness and culture is also required to create the world of tomorrow.

References:

https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/will-mining-resources-needed-clean-energy-cause-problems-environment

2023 Global Slavery Index by Walk Free

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