[crypticlizard]

Here we are on a forum with highly educated ppl. talking about what's happening. But what should we do to effect change? It seems to me that some way for us to unite our efforts in some modern internet/technology/mass-communication kinda way might help us break through the barriers to actually making progress. I honestly don't know what that looks like, but I believe if even the ppl. on this thread were able to band together effectively to work on this problem that is whatever-it-is-our-worlds-become I would have hope. I don't know what this "solution" looks like though. A website? A forum? A technology of some form? Unfortunately, I don't think anyone else knows either :(

[crispinb]

There are groups all over the world with intimate knowledge of every thematic and regional issue working their brains & hearts out trying to effect change. Reinventing wheels is a luxury our living planet doesn't have the time for right now. If you feel strongly about one of the many ways our 'civilisation' is killing our common home, join up with a group you find congenial. The best action is one you can maintain over time, so find something you think you'll enjoy.

Tech isn't a cheap & easy shortcut unfortunately. It's already used with some sophistication all over the world. Attention is in short supply, and grabbing it tends to be expensive or risky. Personally I think Extinction Rebellion is on to something - they've done their empirical homework and are willing to take the necessary risks. But only time will tell.

[kiliantics]

We know what it looks like because it has been done in the past: Join/form a union with your fellow workers. Use your political power -- including threats of strikes and other acts of non-compliance or civil disobedience -- to demand meaningful changes to the structure of our society. You're right, the work of many people on HN is crucial to the logic and function of the current system. United, they could hold significant power over it.