Good points! I think it's important to emphasize that D. Quinn doesn't recommend all of us returning to a hunting and gathering lifestyle. The earth simply cannot sustain 6 billion hunters and gatherers. Rather, he urges us to learn from hunters and gatherers and incorporate "tried and true" tribal principles into new ways of living.
I've noticed that Quinn is often misinterpreted as saying that "we" must return to something, when really he is saying that we must innovate something new. Usually, these misinterpretations come from people who are new to these ideas. Hope that's helpful.
It's unique, not JUST because we kill our competitors, but that it has the mindset that we own the communities that we live in and the entire world, and that other beings ARE competition, rather than being an equal part of the equation that makes these communities and the entire world work. We kill what this culture perceives as competition because we think that we have to, in order to survive, but in all actuality we're killing the very things that make it possible for us to survive.
The larger good is served by the world not being overrun by one group of people all living in one destructive way. It is served by allowing people to live & adapt to their surroundings to best fulfill their needs instead of forcing everyone to live in the same way, regardless of their location and situation. The larger good is served by not having groups of people exploited to serve an unsustainable way of life lived by people that have no care for those groups of people or their communities.
How many is a problem because of how THIS culture lives. We have fucked up the natural balance, which is why 'how many' is so many. Eventually, the balance will be restored...that's just the way it works. We have no say in that.
I think a sustainable lifestyle is one that benifits a larger whole. One thing that's unsustainable about our lifestyle is that we've created a bubble that is perceived as a sustained surplus when infact the bubble will pop soon creating a massive die-off.
Good points! I think it's important to emphasize that D. Quinn doesn't recommend all of us returning to a hunting and gathering lifestyle. The earth simply cannot sustain 6 billion hunters and gatherers. Rather, he urges us to learn from hunters and gatherers and incorporate "tried and true" tribal principles into new ways of living.
huffdaddy76 4 years ago
I've noticed that Quinn is often misinterpreted as saying that "we" must return to something, when really he is saying that we must innovate something new. Usually, these misinterpretations come from people who are new to these ideas. Hope that's helpful.
huffdaddy76 4 years ago
Thanks for adding that! This is something I've been meaning to bring up. Definitely a future video.
AdamHintz 4 years ago
Most people have no idea where food come from. ...the store...McDonalds
uuberTOOL 4 years ago
I try to keep this in my childrens mind. "Where does this come from?" "The earth"
AdamHintz 4 years ago
I would hate to find out how many urbanites have never seen a cow, in real life.
dnHooligan 4 years ago
One of my customers has a goal of actually petting a cow. I think it's time to make someone's dream come true. :)
AdamHintz 4 years ago
people underestimate the value of livestock and gardens, sometimes.
dnHooligan 4 years ago
not for long.
AdamHintz 4 years ago
It's unique, not JUST because we kill our competitors, but that it has the mindset that we own the communities that we live in and the entire world, and that other beings ARE competition, rather than being an equal part of the equation that makes these communities and the entire world work. We kill what this culture perceives as competition because we think that we have to, in order to survive, but in all actuality we're killing the very things that make it possible for us to survive.
ItsFilthy 4 years ago
What pisses me off, is wolves went from the endangered species list to the "problem predator" list, last month.
uuberTOOL 4 years ago
Exterminate, Exterminate.
AdamHintz 4 years ago
From the endangered species list to extinction...BECAUSE THEY WERE HUNTED, TRAPPED, AND POISONED. That don't make much sense, to me.
dnHooligan 4 years ago
That is great for self surviving, what of the contribution to the larger whole for the good.
popsuckits 4 years ago
The larger good is served by the world not being overrun by one group of people all living in one destructive way. It is served by allowing people to live & adapt to their surroundings to best fulfill their needs instead of forcing everyone to live in the same way, regardless of their location and situation. The larger good is served by not having groups of people exploited to serve an unsustainable way of life lived by people that have no care for those groups of people or their communities.
ItsFilthy 4 years ago 2
The problem is not who it is how many.
popsuckits 4 years ago
How many is a problem because of how THIS culture lives. We have fucked up the natural balance, which is why 'how many' is so many. Eventually, the balance will be restored...that's just the way it works. We have no say in that.
ItsFilthy 4 years ago
How many is due to fractured causes. 5% needs to find some friends.
popsuckits 4 years ago
I think it's due to too much food excess produced. That's been proven in "famine-stricken" countries, and proven with other mammals, too.
uuberTOOL 4 years ago
I think a sustainable lifestyle is one that benifits a larger whole. One thing that's unsustainable about our lifestyle is that we've created a bubble that is perceived as a sustained surplus when infact the bubble will pop soon creating a massive die-off.
AdamHintz 4 years ago
That would be a natural course of events.
dnHooligan 4 years ago
Exactly! We're not separate from natures laws. We just create the perception that we are.
AdamHintz 4 years ago
...a dangerous delusion.
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dnHooligan 4 years ago
*Virtual High 5* Well Done!
AdamHintz 4 years ago