“Climate crisis,” The Guardian said in summer 2019, “isn´t just another story. It is the defining issue of our lifetimes … “ Another “C” has now been added. Corona is forcing us to change our lives to an extent that we would not have thought possible until recently. The history of our time, the Guardian wrote, must […]
Author: Simone Regina Adams
We are moving – to Metameaning.com
February 2025: This is the first post on this website in a long time – and also the last. Two or three years ago we were active here on the topic of “Climate and Communication”, many of you read our articles, which then appeared much less frequently than we had planned due to time and […]
The best possible therapy – Corona deniers on the Covid station
How reacts a – well-known and active – corona denier when contracting Covid? He remains unapologetic. A Spiegel TV film portrays the man. “In the Covid ward of the Darmstadt Clinic,” the film begins, “by September 2021 there are already 12 patients, most of them unvaccinated. Senior physician Cihan Celik has been on duty since […]
I can’t breathe – the death of George Floyd
Mai 2020: George Floyd It is something that we – in today – Germany – cannot imagine: A person is tortured to death on the open road, the perpetrator kneels on him, the accomplices stand close by, unmoved. People watch, helpless, stunned – you want to call the police so that the sadistic hustle and […]
Is the neoliberal era coming to an end?
How 2020 shook the global economy – Excerpts from the newly published book by Adam Tooze The Guardian published an excerpt from Adam Tooze’s new book, “Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy.” Tooze describes and reconstructs the phase since and through the outbreak of the pandemic in political, social and especially economic terms, very […]
Evolutionary Philosophy – Daniel Schmachtenberger: “Phase shift for humanity” (Part 4)
Here is the fourth and last part of our translation of Daniel Schmachtenberger `s talk with David Fuller. At the end of the text there are further links to Schmachtenberger `s work. Daniel Schmachtenberger: When we think about the caterpillar to butterfly metamorphosis: Inside the chrysalis it ´s not a caterpillar or a butterfly, it […]
Evolutionary Philosophy – Daniel Schmachtenberger: “Phase shift for humanity” (Part 3)
David Fuller: That was my question – how do we give people a sense of that connection beyond themselves, to give them a felt sense of that connection to the natural world and to what they depend on? Daniel Schmachtenberger: An important thing about homo sapiens, that is different than all the other species as far as […]
Evolutionary Philosophy – Daniel Schmachtenberger: “Phase shift for humanity” (Part 2)
Democracies – and worse Daniel Schmachtenberger: We need new systems of governance. If we think about how much we love the word „democracy“ and we love the word „democracy“ because it´s better than tyranny and it´s better than the other like really horrible systems that we´ve experienced at any scale. But when Winston Churchill said „democracy […]
Evolutionary Philosophy – Daniel Schmachtenberger: “Phase shift for humanity” (Part 1)
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a futurist, evolutionary philosopher, strategist and social engineer. In this talk he addresses the social crisis that we are experiencing – it is a very inspiring view by considering the larger context of the process of our civilization. He offers a clear, open view of our human species and of nature on […]
Leave them calves (and cows) alone …
… and go vegan? Some people ask us whether we have personal tips on climate issues that you can implement yourself. The media are now full of appropriate proposals, nevertheless we now have a section “action” where we want to gather ideas. There are many useful, positive changes that are easy to implement. However, our goal of […]