Regreening the desert [47:30min] This link is a video that I found interesting and gives hope to those of us attempting to rebuild what has been lost through 100+ years of destructive, misguided farm practices and programs. John D. Liu, the photographer and narrator, made a couple of compeling statements in this video.
One: The source of wealth is the functional ecosystem. The products & services we develop from that are derivatives. It's impossible for the derivatives to be more valuable than the source, and yet, in our economy as it stands, the products & services have monetary value, but the source, the functional ecosystem have zero. [38:38-39:32] This is not sustainable. It promotes the destruction of our ecosystem.
Two: Money is a belief system. There is nothing wrong with money. The problem is, what is money based on. If money is based on a functional ecosystem, the future will be beautiful. If we continue to base money on goods and services, we'll turn everything into a desert. [40:40-41:28] Unfortunately, this has been the path mankind has taken over human history resulting in the destruction of great societies; however, we now have the communication capability and the knowledge base to improve the outlook for the future.
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