7/7/2023 0 Comments Jem bendell deep adaptation![]() Having read extensively on the topic, I felt I understood the issues reasonably well. ![]() I’ve spent years researching the topic of civilizational collapse, which I cover at length in the final chapter of The Patterning Instinct. On the contrary, when I became aware of his article, I was driven to read it thoroughly. ![]() Jem implies that I may have “misrepresented the concept” of Deep Adaptation by failing to read his original article. Responding to Green Positivity Critiques of Deep Adaptation by Jem Bendell, April 10, 2019 What Will You Say to Your Grandchildren? by Jeremy Lent, April 4, 2019 I hope our public dialogue has so far been of value to those who care passionately about what’s happening to our planet and civilization, and that this article continues to move the conversation forward in a constructive fashion. However, as I read Jem’s refutations, I was concerned that some deeper issues are at stake that need to be brought to the surface, and I’m writing this response accordingly. ![]() ![]() I believe that Jem and I agree on much more than we disagree, and that we share a similar heartbreak at the unfolding catastrophe our world is experiencing. On April 10, Jem Bendell wrote a detailed and thoughtful article in response to my critique of Deep Adaptation, “ What Will You Say to Your Grandchildren.” I appreciate the care he took to ponder my arguments, note where he concurred, and refute what he felt was wrong. ![]()
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