Killed by a story

In a previous blog I briefly stated that if we do end up continuing with our goal of wiping out most of the Earth's species - and possibly ourselves in the process - then it will be for no other reason than the fact that we have become terrible storytellers. I respect that this may sound a bizarre statement to make to some of you, and maybe you're right. You're probably thinking: what the hell has storytelling got to do with it? Is it not simply because we're rapidly destroying the Earth's eco-systems that provide us with an habitable and incredibly beautiful place to be? Let me try and explain.

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