James RozoffWe have created a world we don’t like, don’t understand and don’t trust, and we are too frightened to try to change it.
About This Quote
In this quote, author and activist Naomi Klein expresses that we have created a world that does not resemble the one we want. In the same way that it is now possible to create a synthetic life form, it is also now possible to create a world that is much more comfortable. We have the ability to alter our environment and alter our world, but we do not. We must look at and embrace this fact and do so quickly before it is too late.
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