Philip Loring

“When we put into the world an alternative notion of how it could or should be, we take a little bit of power away from the people who tell us that this is all we can have.” Why I want you to believe in unicorns: conservechange.medium.com/i-believe-in...

FWIW this is a great backdoor opportunity to decarbonize US military bases via renewables and batteries

🌍 This new perspective explores people and stewardship, and concludes that 'recentring the human capacity for stewardship shifts the primary focus of the pro-environmental enterprise from mitigating a flaw to enabling a human strength'🌍 @philiploring.com 🔎 buff.ly/iX1034J

On a plane home. guy in the seat in front of me, on the phone: “no the mega church in Davis is where we want to put our money. The developer says he can guarantee high revenue and a % of profits. The people who go to these things will put their whole life savings in without a second thought.”

imo it’s not really notable who all these “free speech” folks will go to bat for but rather who they seemingly will not defend

"Musk’s meddling in the site’s algorithm to suppress certain kinds of posts and elevate others is well documented. So if your anti-fascist posts on X are still getting views, it’s either because these posts are so toothless as to escape Musk’s notice, or because they are in fact useful to him."

"Female subjugation is the only way men can achieve things" says a lot about what they think about men that I don't think is what they think they think.

In living systems there is a some refer to as “the law of limited competition”. It’s a part of coexistence theory, which helps explain persistence of diversity. It says, in short, “compete to the best of your ability but don’t wage war” Modern humans are the only case I know of that break that rule

All morning I've been wondering why people are randomly posting shots from the music video

Oh and come to think of it, don't Genies generally end up back in the bottle after the three wishes?

New research confirms: AI, on sum, is a loser for global climate Short of significant policy to curb fossil fuel interests (ha!), AI will amplify CO2 emissions, not mitigate them, even when considering the prospects of any renewable gains AI buildout could motivate www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Susan Collins is trying to appear moderate to win her reelection there is no courage in her no vote she deserves no credit thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

Centrism is extremism wearing a face of deep concern and an attitude of reasonability.

Jesus Fucking Christ.

This is entirely the point 👇

Herbert Cola

I know it gets clicks to call conservatives stupid but they have a pretty fucking coherent and effective (and insidious) theory of change.

A soul is finally free of the hateful, indoctrinated, and self loathing individual it was trapped within.

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Siri, through CarPlay, just described a photo someone texted to me. How do we opt out of this? I don’t want Apple’s AI analyzing every texted photo I get.

See, I think he actually knows better but knows that there are plenty of people out there who actually don’t. That explanation fits his MO better IMO.

I mean, “hate” is a *really* strong word. I try not to allow hate into any part of my life even for the most despicable people out there. And I really enjoy a good VR game. Half Life Alix? OMG.

Happy Father’s Day!

If you are an aspiring writer and what motivates you most is to bring characters you know and love into new spaces and situations, DO IT! With joy! You aren’t clogging anything. Whatever gets you writing! We are storytellers by nature. Don’t let anyone gatekeep you from that.

Finally some good news!

If you like and support small, independent publishers, think about pitching in to help Red Hen Press, a great California press facing some hard times www.gofundme.com/f/we-need-yo...

Any song from the Riverdance soundtrack. (I worked at a store called Learningsmith)

Yay pride month! Enjoy this opening scene our local production of La Cage Aux Folles, running all month at the Nevada Theater

The way this guy happily professes his "hate" for another human being, ostensibly on Christian grounds, which profoundly contradicts Jesus's teachings on hate and love.

Evergreen advice

So much about how things are heading right now feel like they're ripped right out of the future world Atwood built for Oryx and Crake.

MAHA: Make Agribusiness Happy Again. Atrazine should be banned. It persists in water and soil for decades. And we're only still just understanding its harms. www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...

Hi Bluesky 👋 I’m Phil Loring, Global Director of Human Dimensions Science. I’ll be taking over this account to share insights from my work and what I’m learning from diverse voices shaping solutions for people and the planet. -Phil @philiploring.com

Hey Bluesky science friends! 🧪

Join us tomorrow for a Bluesky takeover! We’re excited to welcome Phil Loring as he takes over the TNC Science Bluesky account for the day. He’ll be sharing perspectives from his work and offering insights you won’t want to miss. 📻Tune in, follow along, and bring your questions! @philiploring.com

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So much depends on whether our system, and our leaders, speak to what is best in us - or what is worst in us.

Corps are putting hundreds of billions each year into AI. Imagine if we put that investment into people instead. Into human intelligence. It would be the biggest humanitarian effort in human history. Imagine what we'd be capable of.

“Third Way” exists solely to prevent a pluralistic left coalition and prop up the right

Trevor Noah as Elon Musk