03/19/2020
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Venice’s waters are clean.
Reduced air pollution in China during the quarantine is estimated to have saved 77,000 lives (source ). People are coming together online to support each other, and to learn if they can’t physically.
I feel for those who lost loved ones during this crisis, or lost their job/business. I really do.
But we have to be honest with ourselves, there is one beneficiary to less human activity, and it’s really clear who it is.
The planet.
You might be thinking, but Dave, how does online education save the planet?
Well, indirectly. Here’s my (incomplete) list:
- smaller schools and facilities needed
- less travel pollution
- less paper needed
- more knowledge worldwide ➔ increases awareness about our planet and resources.
The reform of education has already started. School were just ignorant. Now everyone knows it’s possible.
After this enemy is gone, we will have to rethink how we rebuild our society.
And before anyone attacks me: I empathize with those who suffer, with those who lost someone. This post is not about ignoring them. But more about just a thought that I had that maybe, their suffering isn’t for nothing. It may be for a better future. They may be the ones who are saving this planet and humanity.
Everything is connected to everything. This is a crucial moment in human history. Will we re-think what the word “human” means?
