Bacteria and fungi abound to give us metaphors; but, metaphors aside (good luck with that!), we have a mammalian job to do
This quote specifically reminds me of a phenomenon I've heard of where some people are more willing to discuss real life problems within the context of fiction instead of their real world repercussions that inspired said fiction
in systemically linked patterns that threaten major system collapse after major system collapse after major system collapse. Recursion can be a drag
Referring back to my first annotation, it feels like whiplash hearing the author switch between academic language and what sounds closer to casual conversation. the author's writing style is interesting to say the least
No species, not even our own arrogant one pretending to be good individuals in so-called modern Western scripts, acts alone; assemblages of organic species and of abiotic actors make history, the evolutionary kind and the other kinds too.
I'm intrigued by how the author describes humans as "arrogant" and "pretending to be good" and using "so called modern" to describe human achievement. It feels as if he has a disdain for humanity and I wonder if that bias effects this piece