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Protest over number of fossil fuel lobbyists attending COP30

COP30 is over – now what? Is inequality the problem?

COP30 finished two weeks ago without much fanfair or much accomplished. Perhaps global inequality and rampant capitalism is to blame? I remember when Naomi Klein’s book, This Changes Everything, came out in 2014. It was an impressive book about the climate crisis, but I found her assumption that we’d not be able to deal with climate change until we had got rid of laissez faire capitalism maybe a bit over the top. Now I am not so sure.

human skull coming apart as social media rots our brains

Why am I writing about social media?

In this post I dive into the issues of social media and AI, highlighting how they affect human behavior and understanding. I reflect on the irrationality of people’s decisions driven by emotions rather than facts, and worry about the growing impact of AI on our lives, questioning our future reliance on it.

Heavily bleached Samoan reef in late 2015 documented by XL Caitlin Seaview Survey

Wither the climate, 10 years after?

The future of coral reefs depends on the effectiveness of the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015. Despite initial optimism, emissions continue rising, with a projected global temperature increase of 2.7°C by 2100. Urgent action is needed, yet fossil fuel companies hinder progress. However, potential shifts toward renewable energy offer a glimmer of hope.

Sitting round the fire as our way to build community

In the beginning we sat around the fire and talked. Here I explore how we form social groups, and how that process has been altered by the advent of the web and search and social media. In a subsequent post I will home in on how the design of social media is reducing our native ability to think and reason.