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Anarcasper's avatar

What a wonderfully gentle dream. And so artfully written.

I often wonder if there is a way I could meld my poetry with my theory work, and now I think I'm going to try. The worst that can happen is bad poetry, and my notebooks can tell you I have plenty of that already.

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Maria Gehrke's avatar

I love that idea. Please do and share the results!

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Ben's avatar
Apr 18Edited

I love this Maria! I feel like this is a perspective I don’t hear much about. I think it’s probably our black-and-white thinking as humans that hasn’t allowed us to really feel into this.

I’m an engineer by trade but a nature lover through and through. While there is a romantic part of me that just wishes I could run away to a corner of the world, the whole of me knows that isn’t really meaningful. What’s meaningful is weaving together a future of the truly human parts of ourselves (which we’ve lost touch with) and with the technology we’ve created (our recent and current focus).

I think if we can get truly imaginative and creative with this — and think through the lens of regeneration rather than extraction as you mentioned — the possibilities are beautiful.

In fewer words, I’m here for this journey. :)

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Maria Gehrke's avatar

Thank you, Ben. I have a similar background (as an IT consultant and artist) and have had a similar wish to escape into the wild and be creative only. However, we, like all life, are multi-faceted, and that is important to remember and acknowledge. Yin and Yang - integrated to make a beautiful whole.

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Simp Of Human Progress's avatar

This is such a beautiful and inspiring vision, Maria.

I love how you frame systems as living, breathing structures that can support creativity and soul.

I am really interested to hear your thoughts on the social app I am currently developing that follows these principles.

I inboxed you the link,when you get some time please check it out and we can chat about it.

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