This is SO good, Stewart. Math is hard. Hats off to you for educating me in such an engaging way and driving your point home. I think a little humility is call for from all of us. In the scope of things, we really are toddlers or maybe even newborns. xo
Yes, the world has gotten more complex and more complicated very quickly. The mind struggles to keep up. Humility for our selves and patience for others are both called for.
Wow, Mr. M.E. As Nan suggests, math feels hard to this "me." It's not just from leaning into cultural messaging. I truly feel there's a learning difference going on. I've managed myself around it all these years, but for a minute I was afraid I was going to have to admit to not understanding this. Yet you walk the reader through with such clear language and illustrations that the connections go where they need to go. Well done!
And ouch. The sudden negative impacts of our human "progress" on the planet is always a sobering concept, one I think most of us can't fathom. And the dollars. THE DOLLARS!!
Thanks, E.! I love making little diagrams, and I am glad they help translate these unfathomable figures. You will let me know if you ever feel lost, won't you? BTW welcome back from your own "billion mile" journey. You are (or soon will be) home.
This is SO good, Stewart. Math is hard. Hats off to you for educating me in such an engaging way and driving your point home. I think a little humility is call for from all of us. In the scope of things, we really are toddlers or maybe even newborns. xo
Yes, the world has gotten more complex and more complicated very quickly. The mind struggles to keep up. Humility for our selves and patience for others are both called for.
Wow, Mr. M.E. As Nan suggests, math feels hard to this "me." It's not just from leaning into cultural messaging. I truly feel there's a learning difference going on. I've managed myself around it all these years, but for a minute I was afraid I was going to have to admit to not understanding this. Yet you walk the reader through with such clear language and illustrations that the connections go where they need to go. Well done!
And ouch. The sudden negative impacts of our human "progress" on the planet is always a sobering concept, one I think most of us can't fathom. And the dollars. THE DOLLARS!!
Thanks for this timely piece. Sharing.
Thanks, E.! I love making little diagrams, and I am glad they help translate these unfathomable figures. You will let me know if you ever feel lost, won't you? BTW welcome back from your own "billion mile" journey. You are (or soon will be) home.