“In practice, however, people living under such systems are discovering that #hierarchical #societies are far less appealing than advertised. #Right-wing voters underestimated how often ordinary #citizens depend on #liberal #rights and #institutions for #protection”

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3meokyloioc2j

Report:
Global Water Bankruptcy

Living Beyond our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era

The report makes the case for a fundamental shift in the global #water agenda—from repeatedly reacting to emergencies to “bankruptcy management.” That means confronting #overshoot with transparent water accounting, enforceable limits, and protection of the water-related natural capital that produces and stores water—#aquifers, #wetlands, #soils, #rivers, and #glaciers—while ensuring transitions are explicitly equity-oriented and protect vulnerable communities and livelihoods.

Crucially, the report frames water not only as a growing source of risk, but also as a strategic opportunity in a fragmented world. It argues that serious investment in water can unlock progress across #climate, #biodiversity, #land, #food, and #health, and serve as a practical platform for cooperation within and between #societies. Acting early, before stress hardens into irreversible loss, can reduce shared risks, strengthen resilience, and rebuild trust through tangible results.

PDF:
https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:10445/Global_Water_Bankruptcy_Report__2026_.pdf

https://unu.edu/inweh/collection/global-water-bankruptcy

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/cb97f3cb-ea89-489f-a5f9-a6913afcda9f

#lions #animals #societies #nobility #crowns #signatures #friendship #shields #art #publicdomain

“A static state is imaginary. All actual #societies are #dynamic; and those that we have principally to study are highly so. Heroically theoretical is the study that creates, in imagination, a static society.” open.substack.com/pub/profstev... #economics #equilibriumanalysis #DSGE #SteveKeen

Equilibrium (is) for Dummies

https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2025/12/18/the-most-friendless-place-on-earth

"Many #people think #loneliness is a first-world problem: that #rich #societies become atomised as people chase #wealth rather than #social connections. But surveys suggest this is wrong. Western, #individualistic societies, where more people live alone and religion is marginal, tend to be less lonely. People in #poor countries are much likelier to be #lonely."

Why when we think of mass #migration because of #climatechange we need to also address poverty.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/ai-boom-young-billionaires/685360/

This is where #techbros are at - "For now, there’s a Gatsby-ness to it all."

What values are the #schools #families #universities #colleges #communities #societies of these #young folks informing them of? Why is there such a complete lack of #empathy with these folks who control so much #wealth and wield so much power?

#humanrights #genai #ai #technology #siliconvalley

Let a thousand societies bloom

https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/12/17/societies.html

#HackerNews #Let #a #thousand #societies #bloom #technology #innovation #future #possibilities #societal #growth

@AlexanderKingsbury Have you listened to the podcast? That is not what he is saying. Nor am I. I should probably made it clearer that I was being ironical, while expressing a feeling of exhaustion with regards to how little political opposition there is to what the digital industry is doing to the #economy and to our #societies by constantly extending #neoliberalism, hurting litterally huge chunks of humanity. And this is not in the future. It is hic et nunc.

“A disproportionate share of people in charge of national #policies are #economists, #lawyers and #techno-optimists … who rarely think about the biosphere’s indispensability for the #survival of #human #societies.” - #VaclavSmil, #Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

Wait Till You’ve Been Anointed (1797–99) by Francisco de Goya.

Source: Rijksmuseum

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/218a29f4-c9e9-4c07-bb3a-2b5b5e8198bb

#anthropomorphism #satire #dogs #societies #dreams #proverbs #spain #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/03ed0692-a716-4698-b584-8011d5f041a7

#water #societies #fish #nobility #buildings #floral #signatures #friendship #art #publicdomain

Sharing this here makes more sense than IG:

#Anarchism & the #Built #Environment Guest #Lecture, Alex Head for #Oppressed #Fantasies - #Liberatory Constructions MA Seminar, Anna Kostreva - TU Darmstadt

Discussing phase transitions between the organizational density of hunter-gatherers, early agricultural and #urban #societies are explored for clues to the day-to-day roles #anarchistic thinking and behaviors play in some of the most cherished aspects of #modern #life.

Drawing upon the work of Emma Goldman, #Wikipedia, the members of the autonomous nation state #Frestonia, #London, and the intentional anarchist commune #Christiana, #Copenhagen.

Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May #Surprise You.

Artwork: Alex Head

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/baf879cc-03dd-43d9-b636-72f3b5d0fe8a

#societies #scrollwork #nobility #gold #signatures #friendship #heraldry #eagles #art #publicdomain

On META SPECIES ... Let us posit that "politicians", perhaps other _occupations_ can be thought of, possibly understood better, in terms of evolution. #biology #evolution #meta #societies #errtlings #politics #politicians #law #survival #instinct #science www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX7P...

Simulating The Strange Way Lif...

🇩🇪 Was zum Henker stimmt mit den #Gesellschaften dieser #Welt nicht❓️
🤦‍♂️🧠💩

Nur noch #Vollversager in den #Regierungen dieser Welt❗️🤬🤬🤬

🇺🇲 What the heck is wrong with #societies around the world? ❓️

🤦‍♂️🧠💩

There are nothing but #complete #failures in the #governments of this world! 🤬🤬🤬

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/3b3cd423-7b63-43b1-a921-b89a47251ace

#societies #nobility #symbolism #signatures #friendship #heraldry #eagles #shields #scrolls #art #publicdomain

If you value other perspectives, insights about #systems and #societies and #ecologies, and #humility, I recommend "Sand Talk" by Tyson Yunkaporta.

#systemthinking #wisdom #indigenous #ecology #sociology #Thanksgiving #indigenouspeoplesday

At least we can safely say that #war destroys #societies deeply. The longer it goes on - the deeper the impact.

Even if it's actually fought far away.

🙁

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0269f863-4f2d-41d7-9910-439df9337007

#royalty #societies #nobility #signatures #landscapes #friendship #art #publicdomain

America's Proud Pour Hundred and Europe's Haughty Nobility and the Ancestors They Are Always Boasting Of (1893) by Frederick Burr Opper, from Puck, v. 34, no. 865.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f7cf3c1b-f227-4ea5-851e-bb203af6f321

#woden #satire #caricatures #societies #genealogy #odin #vikings #scandina #art #publicdomain