I find myself remembering a George Carlin rant about the notion of “saving the planet.” He laments about the natural self centeredness and arrogance evident in the way we frame that idea.
The planet was here long before humans evolved. And it’ll likely be around long after.
As he correctly points out, it isn’t the planet that needs saving. It is us.
While Carlin made a compelling point through his incisive wit, it got me thinking about how our own self centeredness has us framing problems all wrong.
Too often, we attach false narratives and spot patterns that don’t exist.
When in doubt, re-examine the frame.
And, going right back to Carlin’s rant, perhaps we’ll make progress on climate if we focused on a story that involves saving ourselves.
