Jeremy is so bright. However, after listening to the interviewer with Chris Hedges and Chompsky, I think he's always slightly drunk. Listen to his slurrrsssss.
This man is a rare gem. He is actually presenting us with the knoledge to take the next evolutionary step, to find a more balanced way to coexist in the biosphere and ultimately prevent extinction (for now). On the other hand, i dont believe he doesnt realise that we have odds set against us and that increasing empathy levels is merely a makeshift solution. The really efective (and natural) way to decrease entropy levels in any given system is by destroying said system. We will xperience dsaster
@Thiswaybefore This man is not a rare gem. Just another one wishing that we are the master of the universe. We are not. We will become extinct, in time.
As far as his assertion about the Polar Bears not being able to survive: Polar Bears are (not unnaturally) great swimmers, and have been tracked swimming continuously for up to 100 km (62 miles).
If I had a mythological consciousness I would say this man is a magical ghost, if I had a theological consciousness I would say he is a prophet or numinous spirit, if I had an ideological consciousness I would say he is the wisest man on earth and as a living creature with biospherical consciousness I say he is a man who gets us thinking and may lead us to the next step in human history.
Thank you Jeremy! You enlighten me and inspire me to new studies during my time as a university student.
@SMediaSuperhero me too. I am so glad to know that people like him exist. I really believe that unless we as a species start taking this new approach, we are going to become extinct.
@SMediaSuperhero I know exactly what you mean, He really makes you want to know more, he has a magnificent way of making important and relevant subjects extremely interesting :)
@citizenOfNowhere777 Are you aware Jeremy recommends people reduce their intake of animal products to halt global warming? He also recommends people transition to plant-based diets in another lecture.
@citizenOfNowhere777 Becoming vegan is an admirable decision. A plant-based whole foods diet not only uses the least amount of resources, it's proven to cure and prevent cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and most other diseases. What is idiotic about that?
@citizenOfNowhere777 Sorry, but no. The evolution of the associational cerebral cortex coincided with human use of language and not with the consumption of decaying animal flesh. Read your anthropology and neurophysiology. Eating meat did not make our brains bigger.
while i don't necessarily agree with some of his absolute views on social and state coalescence i have always felt that the human race and historiography would benefit from an approach where by empathetic progression is given more interest as opposed to military conquest. his point on the 3rd industrial revolution are valid and this also relates to a view expressed by Hobsbawn that Nations are doomed to failure especially with emerging global technologies that alleviate xenophobic conditions
Jeremy is so bright. However, after listening to the interviewer with Chris Hedges and Chompsky, I think he's always slightly drunk. Listen to his slurrrsssss.
lzftiz 1 month ago
So will the Internet extend our empathic boundaries into global scale? I hope so. A better world awaits us if this occurs.
peoman2 3 months ago
The world needs more people like Jeremy Rifkin!
TheEpicmonday 4 months ago
maybe if all mankind was empathic we would all have access to vacuum energy
bergweg 4 months ago
More than ever, the medium is the message.
galaward 5 months ago
This man is a rare gem. He is actually presenting us with the knoledge to take the next evolutionary step, to find a more balanced way to coexist in the biosphere and ultimately prevent extinction (for now). On the other hand, i dont believe he doesnt realise that we have odds set against us and that increasing empathy levels is merely a makeshift solution. The really efective (and natural) way to decrease entropy levels in any given system is by destroying said system. We will xperience dsaster
Thiswaybefore 5 months ago
@Thiswaybefore This man is not a rare gem. Just another one wishing that we are the master of the universe. We are not. We will become extinct, in time.
citizenOfNowhere777 5 months ago
As far as his assertion about the Polar Bears not being able to survive: Polar Bears are (not unnaturally) great swimmers, and have been tracked swimming continuously for up to 100 km (62 miles).
TheAccidentalMonk 6 months ago
Great intervju.
This is so mutch how I see the future, and way I like the Zeitgeist Movement And The Venus Project!
VenusFriend 7 months ago
So "bittersweet".
Jotirojas 11 months ago
If I had a mythological consciousness I would say this man is a magical ghost, if I had a theological consciousness I would say he is a prophet or numinous spirit, if I had an ideological consciousness I would say he is the wisest man on earth and as a living creature with biospherical consciousness I say he is a man who gets us thinking and may lead us to the next step in human history.
Thank you Jeremy! You enlighten me and inspire me to new studies during my time as a university student.
SMediaSuperhero 1 year ago 17
@SMediaSuperhero me too. I am so glad to know that people like him exist. I really believe that unless we as a species start taking this new approach, we are going to become extinct.
citizenOfNowhere777 5 months ago
@SMediaSuperhero I know exactly what you mean, He really makes you want to know more, he has a magnificent way of making important and relevant subjects extremely interesting :)
Good luck!
MedicMind91 4 months ago
please go vegan
gusspig 1 year ago 10
@gusspig Gee..man. That route would get us extinct.
citizenOfNowhere777 5 months ago
@citizenOfNowhere777 Are you aware Jeremy recommends people reduce their intake of animal products to halt global warming? He also recommends people transition to plant-based diets in another lecture.
Godinme 5 months ago
@Godinme Reducing is fine. Becoming a vegan is idiotic.
citizenOfNowhere777 5 months ago
@citizenOfNowhere777 Becoming vegan is an admirable decision. A plant-based whole foods diet not only uses the least amount of resources, it's proven to cure and prevent cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and most other diseases. What is idiotic about that?
Godinme 5 months ago
@Godinme no thanks, I'm ok with meat!
OrganicKing 4 months ago
@OrganicKing I'm sure you are. You're body gets 2/3 of its protein from human flesh
Godinme 4 months ago
@Godinme Without meat, we would not have evolved to have the brain we have now.
citizenOfNowhere777 5 months ago
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@citizenOfNowhere777 Sorry, but no. The evolution of the associational cerebral cortex coincided with human use of language and not with the consumption of decaying animal flesh. Read your anthropology and neurophysiology. Eating meat did not make our brains bigger.
Godinme 5 months ago
@citizenOfNowhere777 whats your reasoning for saying that?
gusspig 5 months ago
@gusspig Saying what? What wee you referring to?
citizenOfNowhere777 5 months ago
@citizenOfNowhere777 that going vegan would get us extinct. what is your reasoning for saying that?
gusspig 5 months ago
@citizenOfNowhere777 saying that the vegan route would get us extinct?
gusspig 5 months ago
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@ Y=Obviosuly, Do you have reading comprehension problem ( (to understand things in context)?
citizenOfNowhere777 5 months ago
Great man indeed.. Go Jeremy.
free7thinker 1 year ago 13
Great Guy, Great Books.
MrRagman2009 1 year ago 3
while i don't necessarily agree with some of his absolute views on social and state coalescence i have always felt that the human race and historiography would benefit from an approach where by empathetic progression is given more interest as opposed to military conquest. his point on the 3rd industrial revolution are valid and this also relates to a view expressed by Hobsbawn that Nations are doomed to failure especially with emerging global technologies that alleviate xenophobic conditions
Th3Wab3 1 year ago