Re: Progress: Humanity's Worst Idea (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 12:46:02 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > sounds interesting

Yeah.

I still need to go through old podcasts to add to our queue.  It will
probably take several weeks to complete this project.

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 >  > Date: Tue,  2 Sep 2025 17:51:19 +0000
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 >  > Dear Noelle,
 >  > 
 >  > The world is getting better and better. From the "Abundance" agenda and the 
 >  > chipper metrics of Our World in Data, to "the promised land" narratives of 
 >  > political opportunists and the AI domination dreams of Silicon Valley elites,
 >  >  the story of humanity's progress is all around us. Even the social justice 
 >  > vanguard would point to the liberation movements of the 19th and 20th 
 >  > centuries as evidence of a certain arc to the story of humanity - one of 
 >  > progress. But that's all a dangerous fiction. Today's newsletter exposes the 
 >  > myth of progress and offers alternative pathways:
 >  > * OVERSHOOT: Samuel Miller McDonald joins us again to discuss his new book 
 >  > Progress: A History of Humanity's Worst Idea;
 >  > * Guest Presentations: A reminder to all our educator colleagues returning 
 >  > to school to check out our free guest speaker offerings;
 >  > * Peace Begins at Home Summit: A virtual event on Oct 29th featuring 26 
 >  > speakers from 17 countries, including Riane Eisler.
 >  > 
 >  > OVERSHOOT | Shrink Toward Abundance
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 >  > For 5,000 years civilizations have told themselves stories of progress. 
 >  > Today, the progress myth has become humanity's most dangerous illusion. We'
 >  > re thrilled to bring back Samuel Miller McDonald, geographer and author of 
 >  > Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea. Samuel illuminates the 
 >  > destructive lineage of progress, why these myths endure, how they enable 
 >  > socially and ecologically parasitic societies, and what values might guide 
 >  > us beyond them.
 >  > 
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 >  > On October 29, 2025, the Peace Begins at Home Summit will bring together 26 
 >  > speakers from 17 countries for a powerful, broadcast-quality, global first 
 >  > virtual event. The summit will explore how early patterns of domination in 
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 >  > disconnection — and how replacing them with partnership can transform our 
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