I have the impression that the term anthroposcene used in this article could easily be replaced by another: capitaloscene. To my understanding, they are not interchangeable, but I think the latter would be more appropriate in this context.
For me, it feels like the anthroposcene is shifting the blame from a system that is devastating to all lives on this planet (capitalism), to humans in general. I don’t find this to be accurate, it’s like it implies ‘yeah it’s human nature to be like that’, and it’s hard to imagine change from this starting point.
On the other hand, with capitaloscene, things are clear. The system sucks, we replace it with a sustainable one, and all will be fine. Not saying that it’s an easy path, just a straightforward one.
And don’t forget all the ancient germs thawing as well!
It’s probably not as scary as it seems, for the same reason they’re scary “Our immune systems won’t know how to deal with it” is also why it’s not as bad because they also don’t know how to attack our bodies.
Well, there was documented anthrax outbreak on Siberian permafrost gas explosion, wasn’t it? That germ knew what it is doing. It’s not about unique genome, it’s about sudden high inoculation rate, like bioweapons.
After years of no action, the thing that was warned about is happening.
Yaaaaaaay
