Overview Effect

[BIGUN 1,307]

"And I saw the unbelievable thinness of our planet's atmosphere. In that moment, I was hit with the sobering realisation that that paper-thin layer keeps every living thing on our planet alive."

 "I didn't see the economy. But since our human-made systems treat everything, including the very life-support systems of our planet, as the wholly owned subsidiary of the global economy, it's obvious from the vantage point of space that we're living a lie." He insisted we need to focus on more important issues like the climate crisis, instead of the economy. "It's obvious from the vantage point of space that we're living a lie," Garan added. "We need to move from thinking economy, society, planet to planet, society, economy. That's when we're going to continue our evolutionary process."

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