It has become clear that cultures that have traditionally viewed the soil or water as living things are effective at preserving them, while the culture that treats soil and water as inert resources has created a planetary catastrophe in which most fertile soil has been destroyed and huge swathes of the globe are facing water shortages. No healthy response to the catastrophe is possible without acknowledging that Western civilisation is a failed civilisation, and that its notions should be interrogated in light of its consequences.
— The Solutions are Already Here by Peter Gelderloos (22%)