To me, the significance of the theory is its introduction of a coherent frame by which we can better understand root causes for the complex array of global catastrophic risks and the prevailing crises that humanity currently faces. Critically, the Metacrisis theory also calls to our attention a staggering hidden premonition: our civilization struct... See more

We have such pervasive extreme inequality it threatens the safety of everyone (even the wealthiest), while the story says that our primary responsibility is to compete against everyone else to hoard more. We have ecological breakdown, while the story insists that our identity and status rely upon further consumption. We have an epidemic of loneline

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