Heard any good metaphors recently?
hi again
onto the next question: heard any good metaphors recently?
like: humanity is driving a car straight towards a cliff. Rain pouring down, pitch dark. Instead of turning the headlights on and slowing down so we can negotiate a turn, we're accelerating straight towards the edge and shutting our eyes.
or: we have 5 to 10 years to turn the ship around and set a completely different course. or: the old frog in the boiling water. (if you put a frog into cold water and gently turn up the heat he will never jump out till he boils to death. but put him in boiling water and he jump straight out) any others?
I have a feeling there's one out there which will solve the animation/overall message question. all suggestions most gratefully, as ever
Franny
In a discussion about weaning ourselves off oil, and how some of the alternatives won't just save us but will make society generally better, I heard someone say 'We didn't move out of the Stone Age because we ran out of stones'.
The theory centres on the dynamics of networks, of which there are two types one of order and one of randomness. Neither is likely to be sufficient by itself; it was only a combination of the two that brought the UK slave trade to an end and it is only likely to be a combination of the two that will lead to the large scale change needed to meet the challenge of climate change. It is not only the legislators that need to be lobbied, and the companies benefiting from the status quo, but also wider society ˆ families, friends and random acquaintances.
A couple of years ago I went to a lecture which reviewed the way the slave trade came to an end, and looked at the lessons that need to be learnt for the current changes needed to society‚s thinking on its environmental and social impact.
Rob mentioned that you had asked for analogies (I think the one of someone thinking they‚re falling not flying is great). Here‚s a rather longer one, and is probably a whole other film but it was the trigger for me to start paying attention to climate change...
Hi Franny, I don‚t seem to get all your emails at the moment ˆ could you change my contact email address to liz.laine@gmail.com.
Franny 'Climate is an angry beast, and we are poking it with sticks' Oceanographer
Wally Broecker in 1997 quoted by Crispin Tickell in his review of Fred Pierce's new book 'The Last Generation' - New scientist 5th August 06 p 46. I do enjoy your emails - I feel part of the process and it is very exciting. I do agree that there has to be a positive aspect as well as the doom and gloom - people will buy into a carbon reduction process because it's better. Johnny
hi, It seems to me to be very similar to that psychology topic of the commons, where a shared common will provide ample resources for everyone as long as noone uses too much, but if only one or two of the people use too much there will still be enough for everyone. The problem occurs when everyone realises this and uses more than their fair share, and therefore the resource of the common is overstretched and no longer available for anyone at all. It's a well known psychology metaphor and also relates to something called the prisoners dilemma. Not sure if that's helpful but anyway. Also Liz mentioned that it is like a boat heading towards some rocks and instead of changing course the people in the boat try to blow up the rocks. I know you must know what I;m talking about but wasn't on the list and seemed to capture what is happening well for me. Kat
The metaphor perhaps should include: the oil industry
An act of deliberate vandalism. The consequences of the vandalism are clear. The person/ people who are vandalising the ???? Do not stop. There are onlookers who don't try to stop the vandalism [the passive people]. There are other onlookers who encourage it and keep any protest well away Stephen
No useful suggestions, but my favourite all time metaphor has to be "as wet as an otter's pocket". useless for your film, but helpful in everyday life
Nicky
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