“I think fossil fuels were discovered before our consciousness had evolved enough to know what to do with all that energy. We’ve been mesmerized by internal combustion, enthralled by fire. It’s given us almost supernatural powers, multiplying our muscle power by thousands and enabling us to move mountains, literally.”
Janine Benyus said that, in an interview with The Sun.
Makes me think of hypnosis and its relationships to power:
The crackle and flash of a bonfire, my inability to look away. The domestication of animals. Slavery. Propaganda.
And, as accurate as it is, the evolution of consciousness language is a little hard for me to handle. Feels new-agey elitist, the kinds of words that alienate.
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