What is the Symbiocene?
It is a future geological epoch where humanity realizes its rightful place as a Keystone Species and ushers in a new era of planetary flourishing.
It emerges out of a period of volatility and chaos from the Anthropocene.
Here's an overview 🧵🪡
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We are currently living through the age of the Anthropocene:
An epoch characterized by the detrimental human impact on Earth's ecosystems leading to climate change & collapse of living systems.
We are coming to the end of this era.
AI will accelerate its conclusion.
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The advent of AGI alongside the impacts of climate change will catalyze a rapid, volatile age out of which The Symbiocene will emerge...
This will be an era where humans live in harmony with nature AS nature, fostering ecological balance & symbiosis with all living beings.
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Looking backward, the Anthropocene emerged out of the dominant Western Colonial Mindset that is rooted in the core belief that humans are separate from nature and are meant to be dominions over life.
The extractive anthropocentric society is ripples out from this core idea.
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The Symbiocene integrates the Kinship Worldview with modern science and emerging technology under a new story of progress.
It is rooted in the belief that humans ARE nature & that life itself is inherently valuable.
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Below is a breakdown of the core aspects of each geological epoch as an overview.
I am mapping out the structures as a part of my 30-day book sprint that I embarked upon yesterday alongside @kellcwilde & 28 other writers. 👇
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On to the overview 👀 🔖
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This shift reflects a maturation of the human mind out of colonial extraction to kinship and stewardship...
It is the evolution of consciousness that recognizes the intrinsic value of all living beings.
Oddly enough, this appears to be a 'coming home' of the human story.
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Indigenous communities have cultivated small-scale symbiotic societies for thousands of years that support this kinship worldview and understands humans as stewards of this intricate web of life to which we belong and depend upon to survive.
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The Symbiocene could very well emerge as a "Great Simplification" where energy & resource scarcity drives a reduction in material consumption and overall complexity of life, as Nate Hagens describes on his website:
thegreatsimplification.com/
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I think there are a number of alternative pathways that are plausible & worthy of consideration.
Over the next couple weeks I'm going to be diving into a range of literature from Indigenous Futurism to Complexity Theory to flesh out this vision of a symbiotic future.
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Follow and stay tuned on this journey as I take a long-term view towards a new story of human progress.
Let's dream together about the culmination of the regenerative movement!
You can pre-purchase a copy of the eBook here:
buy.stripe.com/9AQ6sp4so28CcBW6oo
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