Deep Adaptation

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Background, personal story, some insights, you are going to click only one link then choose this: https://genesis.re/wiki#Plan_B

That is result of many thinking hours, rounds of feedback, it's distilled, crystalised vision that awaits implementation.

In the simplest form: some space and a shipping container, just add people.

I am totally aware that some of the content in this article may appear idealistic, impossible, outright controversial.

Please maintain open mind.

Concept of Deep Adaptation is relatively new, we all need to adapt to a new reality, here is my viewpoint, I hope you'll find it useful and help me figure things out.

First introducing e a few  concepts and soon you'll realise how they are interconnected.

••••••••••• DEEP ADAPTATION

I'm grateful to my friend from Poland

Leader of Cohabitat

His newsletter

Something I already knew, something I was already aware, something I didn't know how to express.

•••••••••••••• HOW IT ALL BEGAN?

2015 I was visiting a foreign country, staying in a hotel, turned on TV (for the first time in a long time), refugee crisis was everywhere.

Here is my blog post from around that time: https://blog.mostlydoing.com/2015/11/syria-climate-change-global-warming.html

(some video links are now dead, too busy to fix, sorry not sorry)

I quickly understood that situation in Syria was triggered by the climate change - drought, famine - farmers migrating to cities - not enough jobs, frustration, hunger - difficult to contain in a developing country.

That made me interested in climate change, feedback loops, tipping points.

Various environmental efforts, not massively successful, quit my job in a bank, relocated to Wales: https://astralship.org

••••••••• COP24 POLITICS

COP24 Political Inertia (tipping point for me)

2018 went to COP24: https://genesis.re/360/cop24/

A lot of NGO people are passionate about the cause. People who got into climate are not doing it for profit, if they were for profit they'd work for a hedge fund

I couldn't find a single person who was able to tell me how do we measure CO2.

https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/15774/what-are-the-technical-solutions-to-measure-ceco2-emissions/15780

"noting" VS "welcoming"

https://takvera.blogspot.com/2018/12/welcoming-of-ipcc-special-science.html

I saw enourmous political inertia, conflicting priorities, complete indecisiveness and lack of will.

Even if some negotiations agree onto something, by the time it reaches the decision makers in their countries

Try convince developing countries "sorry, you'll not have that factory"

Then I started thinking - OK - political inertia, I cannot change it, maybe. can create a political party:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Greens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Parties_International

https://democracy.earth/

••••••••••. MARKET FORCES

Market prices for water, Market prices for CO2

Netflix "explained" about water:

Prices of a hamburger will go up. Great, maybe you'll start growing your own food. Growing food will reduce dependency on money

Speaking of money - Universal Basic Income

<<<< BASIC INCOME >>> https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/9176/how-will-non-rich-citizens-make-a-living-if-jobs-keep-getting-replaced-by-robots/9187#9187

Experiments with Basic Income at a city level.

Number. Metrics. Key Performance Indicators.

Realised that it too slow either.

•••••••••••• EXTINCTION REVELLION

Have all the media attention in the world

All the parliament guys are on the same page and there is political will, what precisely do you do?

Today at Extinction Rebellion: https://twitter.com/MichalStefanow/status/1150772629923672069

Definitely not my vibe.

••••••••• EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM ••••••• EXISTENTIAL THRETS

80000 hours - problem profiles

Reestablishing priorities of us as civilisation

Nobel Peace Prize

Intention was good - they raised awareness.

But to read that none of the countries who has nuclear weapons signed it

Climate change is affecting everyone of this planet

••••••••••••••••.BACK TO PLAN B

https://genesis.re/wiki#Plan_B

I believe it can be profitable.

People have natural will to live.

I thought that the concept itself can bring attention.

Too busy with business as usual.

I'm perfectly fine to adapt my views as new information becomes available.

••••••••• REPURPOSING MILITARY PRODUCTION

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swords_to_ploughshares https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufactured_housing <<< CHINA NETFLIX MOVIE >>>>

••••••••• TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE Realising that GDP measured in dollars is not the most reliable measure

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_bottom_line

Gross National Hapiness

••••••••• REALITY CHECK

Help me grow.

In many cultures people are too polite to express their genuine opinions.

I'm in the camp of unapologetic direct feedback.

With regards to Plan B, it's good to find common ground: - global warming: tipping points, feedback loops - political inertia - market forces

I like the Plan B because it's easy to explain (and understand) and offers a practical way for humanity to survive: - Scalable - Incentives - Risk reward ratio - Collaboration

•••••••••••••••. RELATED LINKS ABOUT ME

https://genesis.re

https://mailhustle.com - Facebook and Google are using your data to drive shareholders profit.

https://astralship.org - coworking coliving space in Wales. Wish I was better with number and business plan

•••••• WHAT YOU SHOULD DO? •••••••

PLAN B

1. Help with review of this plan

2. If it adds up

Obtain land.

A parking lot at the university.