Aaron Karp

Writing a book about how to navigate the complex transition to sustainable and democratic societies. Seeking feedback on a draft:

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

#Freedom doesn’t have to mean unbounded consumption. We could prioritize participation—in particular, the right of the public to reshape the economy.

Read "Defending and Driving the #ClimateMovement by Redefining Freedom" and share w/fellow activists!

https://t.co/8caB3YVjEx

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Thanks to @buildresilience for reposting my latest writing update for my ecological transition guidebook!

https://t.co/jJe3toxk2w

Subscribe to read a draft and provide feedback: https://t.co/oCcug9oUht

#climate #climatecrisis #democracy #activism #systemchange #ethics #writing

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Book writing update 4: What if our understanding of justice isn't nuanced enough to guide us through a societal transition where no choice is ideal?

#climate #climatecrisis #democracy #activism #systemchange #ethics #writing

https://t.co/CPwH5XBJRJ

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Thanks to @buildresilience for reposting my latest writing update for my ecological transition guidebook!

https://t.co/EnmAlcAofT

Subscribe to read a draft and provide feedback: https://t.co/oCcug9omrV

#climate #climatecrisis #democracy #activism #systemchange #ethics #writing

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Book writing update 3: A few snippets from my research journey and five core facts that form part of the foundation of an "eco-democratic value system."

#climate #climatecrisis #democracy #activism #systemchange #ethics #writing

https://t.co/hrROXXOgk7

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

"If I love wild places so much, I’ve begun to wonder, am I willing to not visit them in order to help protect them?"

#climate #climatecrisis #ethics

https://t.co/MUs10b2IC1

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Always great to read a piece about the importance and joy of thinking, particularly thinking for oneself.

"If we sacrifice that ability to think . . . to what extent are we still human?"

#criticalthinking #democracy #activism #systemchange #education

https://t.co/NlUH6VkZHq

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

The concerns of the world's biz leaders are shared by many everyday people: extreme weather, mis/disinformation, political polarization

Elites have "little sense" of ways to help, but their propaganda and biz operations have fueled these issues.

#climate
https://t.co/UjkWaF0OjV

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Even papers claiming to explore the "how" of an inner transformation to sustainability offer little unique insight.

Maybe it's just a matter of asking who we want to be and working with others towards that vision every day.

#climatecrisis #democracy
https://t.co/pdPK5Jlt29

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Good @degrowthjournal paper about how #degrowth advocates tend to either champion an "ethics of constraint" or an "ethics of abundance." Parsing these ideas can help us communicate more clearly with one another.

#climate #climatecrisis #systemchange

https://t.co/UG8SsI1Kfa

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

MLK: “It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

= ecological ethics

#climatecrisis #systemchange #justice

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Read about a former corporate sustainability consultant's journey towards degrowth, and consider checking out (or even signing up to participate in) the new degrowth podcast he's hosting:

https://t.co/R4aWekluak

#climate #climatecrisis #systemchange #degrowth

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Reading papers on “inner transformation for sustainability” by scholars who share my belief that values and the worldviews they help to structure are essential leverage points for a societal transformation.

#climatecrisis #systemchange #ethics #justice

https://t.co/aeaKOomftI

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Being selfish is frequently not the same thing as pursuing our self-interest.

The task of creating sustainable and democratic societies requires us to find an adequate balance between individual interests and collective interests.

#climatecrisis #systemchange #ethics #justice

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Creating sustainable societies requires us to rethink self-interest and embrace certain limits on our actions.

#climate #climatecrisis #democracy #systemchange
#ethics #justice #writing

https://t.co/fsLMLeP7oV

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Book writing update 2: Starting the next chapter in my ecological transition guidebook series - why/how to realign our values in light of ecological limits.

#climate #climatecrisis #democracy #activism #systemchange #complexity
#ethics #justice #writing

https://t.co/fsLMLeOzzn

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Encyclopedia Britannica: “ethical egoism" is the theory that “everyone should do what is in his own interests.”

“Unfortunately for ethical egoism, the claim that everyone will be better off if each person does what is in his own interests is incorrect.”

https://t.co/jk772t5uXb

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Current values are a major source of our ecological crises.

- To what extent are value shifts possible?
- How might different values serve us better?
- What research exists on value shifting?

Exploring these in my next chapter.

#climate #climatecrisis #ethics #systemchange

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Currently thinking/writing about value systems that could be compatible with ecological limits.

I think it could be a way of turning off autopilot, rethinking fundamentals, and opening up the possibility of change.

#climate #climatecrisis #activism #ethics #systemchange

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

A rapid societal transition poses complexities which will stymie social movements that lack a nuanced understanding about what justice entails on a finite planet in ecological overshoot.

Resilience = preparing for non-ideal choices

#climate #climatecrisis #ethics #systemchange

[Aaron Karp @LimitsLiberate]

Citizens of wealthy countries inherit consumerist/individualist/anthropocentric values in which limits seem non-existent or harmful

To create societies that respect ecological limits, activists must elevate limits-informed ethical systems

#climatecrisis #democracy #systemchange