Human perception of reality is always subjective to some extent. Now, in the era of
the internet, social media, and AI, there is an added layer of potential misrepresentation.
How can we know that what we perceive to be true is actually true? Verify the sources.
Don't latch on to simplistic narratives. Be wary of technological miracles. Corroborate
the evidence in context. Validate via reason, experience, common sense, intuition.
Remember: Practically nothing is either/or. Practically everything is both/and.
In brief: "The color of truth is gray"
(André Gide, 1869-1951).
This edition includes several articles on critical issues of social and ecological justice, and supplements on human relations and global transition scenarios. The sequence of articles follows the see ~ judge ~ act pattern (more or less, with some overlaps) and it is becoming increasingly clear that the forthcoming transition from growth to post-growth is not likely to be fair and peaceful if global population and consumption keep growing. Can most humans adapt to supply constraints? Peacefully?
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