“I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed.”
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Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.
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We do as much harm holding onto programs and people past their natural life span as we do when we employ massive organizational air strikes. However, destroying comes at the end of life's cycle, not as a first response.
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Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances.
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For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be, how people will now email someone across the room rather than go and talk to them. But I don't think this is laziness, I think it is a conscious decision people are making to save time.
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