I just looked at the wiki page on him. Looks pretty interesting. Quote:
By decimating its woodlands, Finland has created the grounds for prosperity. We can now thank prosperity for bringing us among other things two million cars, millions of glaring, grey-black electronic entertainment boxes, and many unnecessary buildings to cover the green earth. . .
Wealth and surplus money have led to financial gambling and rampant social injustice, whereby the common people end up contributing to the construction of golf courses, classy hotels, and holiday resorts, while fattening Swiss bank accounts. Besides, the people of wealthy countries are the most frustrated, unemployed, unhappy, suicidal, sedentary, worthless and aimless people in history. What a miserable exchange.
In his new fiction "Songs of the Dead" he kept asking the question "what is it like to be a forest" and "what is it like to be a forest face by this culture". It really hit home.
I think it would work to say, "what is it like to directly depend on a forest?" "What is it like to see your means of survival faced by this culture?"
When i was on the train going to New York i saw how forested New York state seemed to be and i remembered Jensen saying something along the lines of: there's a lot of praise being made about how New England is becoming reforested, the trees are growing back...but only because all your wood is coming from south america.
People don't understand that even if they don't see the effects of their actions, they still exist. Someone has to suffer somewhere from what we do, even if we choose not to notice it.
The question is, how can we stop the destruction and convince people to feel as passionately about forests as we do? If only I had the money to buy up the undeveloped land around my town so no one could ever touch it for monetary gain. Instead, i'd welcome the public to enjoy its fecundity.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on ways to stop this loss. It's something that must be acted on extremely quickly. It kills me to think of the virgin forests we've lost in America and will never get to know.
I'm lucky enough to live in a town with very little growth. the population remains fairly stable, and not a whole lot of development takes place. the town is somewhat built around forests, and surrounded by them. yet i've watched destruction slowly occur. clear cuts for roads and what not. It really is depressing, or maybe a better word would be infuriating. One of my favorite places, an amazing natural rock formation was recently destroyed by a developer who sold the sandstone. Fucking bastards
There is no land where I am growing up.
hillexallen 1 year ago
what`s the song at the background?
luzifernify 1 year ago
YA!
BowandWhiskers 2 years ago
Check Pentti Linkola ideas (however controversial) he talks about same issue with Finnish forests.
GRIMxGREEN 2 years ago
I just looked at the wiki page on him. Looks pretty interesting. Quote:
By decimating its woodlands, Finland has created the grounds for prosperity. We can now thank prosperity for bringing us among other things two million cars, millions of glaring, grey-black electronic entertainment boxes, and many unnecessary buildings to cover the green earth. . .
ghostwriter511 2 years ago
Wealth and surplus money have led to financial gambling and rampant social injustice, whereby the common people end up contributing to the construction of golf courses, classy hotels, and holiday resorts, while fattening Swiss bank accounts. Besides, the people of wealthy countries are the most frustrated, unemployed, unhappy, suicidal, sedentary, worthless and aimless people in history. What a miserable exchange.
ghostwriter511 2 years ago
Many of us feel the same way, although I was not lucky enough to have many natural ecosystems nearby when I was growing up.
Noz7777 2 years ago
W.H. Hudson's *Green Mansions* is a book about magical forests I like to read...
zuditaka 2 years ago
I love forests too
ozjthomas 2 years ago
That's a damn shame. I have lost a lot of the land I grew up with as well.
E1GHTY8 2 years ago
I think most everyone has. It will continue to be that way I'm afraid.
ghostwriter511 2 years ago
I know what you mean, looks like they raped the land when they are done. Nasty looking.
pixelatedxdeath 2 years ago
In his new fiction "Songs of the Dead" he kept asking the question "what is it like to be a forest" and "what is it like to be a forest face by this culture". It really hit home.
themajikat 2 years ago
I think it would work to say, "what is it like to directly depend on a forest?" "What is it like to see your means of survival faced by this culture?"
ghostwriter511 2 years ago
Maybe do a pro-life video and reclaim the term.
When i was on the train going to New York i saw how forested New York state seemed to be and i remembered Jensen saying something along the lines of: there's a lot of praise being made about how New England is becoming reforested, the trees are growing back...but only because all your wood is coming from south america.
themajikat 2 years ago
People don't understand that even if they don't see the effects of their actions, they still exist. Someone has to suffer somewhere from what we do, even if we choose not to notice it.
ghostwriter511 2 years ago
The question is, how can we stop the destruction and convince people to feel as passionately about forests as we do? If only I had the money to buy up the undeveloped land around my town so no one could ever touch it for monetary gain. Instead, i'd welcome the public to enjoy its fecundity.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on ways to stop this loss. It's something that must be acted on extremely quickly. It kills me to think of the virgin forests we've lost in America and will never get to know.
adramatictheme 2 years ago
I'm lucky enough to live in a town with very little growth. the population remains fairly stable, and not a whole lot of development takes place. the town is somewhat built around forests, and surrounded by them. yet i've watched destruction slowly occur. clear cuts for roads and what not. It really is depressing, or maybe a better word would be infuriating. One of my favorite places, an amazing natural rock formation was recently destroyed by a developer who sold the sandstone. Fucking bastards
adramatictheme 2 years ago