The Case for Living Connected to Place

I remember seeing a quote some years ago that distilled the problems we face as a human society down to one fundamental reason- viewing other people and other species as less than ourselves. I’ve continued to think about this as the harm we cause our fellow humans and nature escalate. These views, tendencies, and dispositions are deeply ingrained in our cultures and minds, often subconscious and under the surface. Seeing ‘the other’ as inferior is fueled by separation and a host of factors, including politicians who divide us. We’re vulnerable to seeing other human groups in a negative light and the non-human web of life as something we can exploit or ignore when we exist in separate places. Changing attitudes and our treatment of others and nature is unlikely when our daily experiences involve little of either.

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