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I think we sometimes give ourselves a little too much credit as humans, as being able to control and understand nature, when in fact we do neither.

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If a portion of a redwood is rotting, the redwood will send roots into its own form and draw nutrients out of itself as it falls apart. If we had redwood-like biology, if we got a touch of gangrene in our arm, then we could just, you know, extract the nutrients and the moisture out of it until it fell off.

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Whatever happens to the great systems of nature will also be what happens to us.

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May 26, 2024

Whatever happens to the great systems of nature will also be what happens to us.

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May 26, 2024

If a portion of a redwood is rotting, the redwood will send roots into its own form and draw nutrients out of itself as it falls apart. If we had redwood-like biology, if we got a touch of gangrene in our arm, then we could just, you know, extract the nutrients and the moisture out of it until it fell off.

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