Saying the Tech Bloom is not commercially driven is like saying Mother Teresa had an interest in the poor.
Alex SteffenThere's no law of physics that says we have to be an unsustainable society - in fact, quite the opposite. The planet's ready to work with us if we're ready to think differently, but we do have to make that jump and start to do things in new ways.
Alex SteffenWe get so little news about the developing world that we often forget that there are literally millions of people out there struggling to change things to be fairer, freer, more democratic, less corrupt.
Alex SteffenIt's not just enough to survive. We've got to make something better than what we've got.
Alex SteffenTo be young and aware is to know youโre being lied to; to know that a bright green future is possible; to know that we can reimagine the world, rebuild our cities, redesign our lives, retool our factories, distribute innovation and creativity and all live in a world that is not only better than the alternative, but much better than the world we have now.
Alex Steffen