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[[Milliongenerations:About milliongenerations.org|milliongenerations.org]] hopes to engage | [[Milliongenerations:About milliongenerations.org|milliongenerations.org]] hopes to engage you to think about the conditions required for [[civilization]] to exist on the earth while the sun provides a suitable environment. As far as we know that would allow for many millions of human generations. | ||
Perspectives on the survival of civilization on this planet for even a few hundred or thousand more years tend to be pessimistic. History provides plenty of examples of collapsed civilizations and we have consumed most easily accessible resources. | Perspectives on the survival of civilization on this planet for even a few hundred or thousand more years tend to be pessimistic. History provides plenty of examples of collapsed civilizations and we have consumed most easily accessible resources. | ||
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million generations
milliongenerations.org hopes to engage you to think about the conditions required for civilization to exist on the earth while the sun provides a suitable environment. As far as we know that would allow for many millions of human generations.
Perspectives on the survival of civilization on this planet for even a few hundred or thousand more years tend to be pessimistic. History provides plenty of examples of collapsed civilizations and we have consumed most easily accessible resources.
milliongenerations.org invites everyone interested to think out of the box and look from a different perspective. To leave pressing issues such as climate change, resources, inequality, and conflicts for what they are for a while and to focus here exclusively on the constraints placed by the assumption that civilization(s) continue for millions of generations. If in this process some of us can come up with viable visions or inspiring ideas, we may hope for beneficial feedback to current affairs. As various organizations dedicated to influencing the here and now in one way or another already exist, the focus of milliongenerations.org should firmly remain in the long term, no matter how (or if) we believe it can or should be reached.
Quick links:
- Questions to consider what could be derived from this assumption
- Motivations to think about why this is relevant
- Current events to check out what urgently needs to be done
- milliongenerations.org to learn about this project
- Related topics to add references or learn about similar work
- The environment to suggest improvements for the site
- Foundation to contribute to the foundation behind milliongenerations.org
In the long run we are all dead, as was famously observed by John Maynard Keynes. Pushing this perspective for civilization out to reasons beyond our control warrants a sincere effort. Even if we fail, we may better understand the gift we have. And we may yet be standing in a line that continues for millions of generations with individuals who realize life is wonderful.