Bonus: Thoughts from the Edge - If the current system is not fit for purpose, what's our core response?

Suppose we accept that the current system is not broken - it is doing what it was always designed to do - which is to shovel wealth and power from the many to the few at a human scale and from the more-than-human world to the industrial/technical maw of predatory capitalism at an ecological scale. This is a death cult and it is in its death throes, but it will take us all down with it if we let it. Suppose then, we accept that, while the current system may not be broken, it is absolutely not fit for purpose, if that purpose is the continuation of complex life on earth; if it is the flourishing of humanity as an integral part of the web of life; if it is a world predicated on values of compassion, decency, integrity, generosity-of-spirit and absolute confidence in our place as conscious nodes in the web of life. IF this is the case - then we need a whole new system. We need a movement that will bring this system into being. In this solo podcast, Manda explores what the baselines of a new system might look, feel and work like. Manda's Substack post  https://substack.com/home/post/p-158280401 Jan Andrew Bloxham post https://substack.com/home/post/p-157874742 Jason Hickel 'No the US is not a beacon of democracy' https://substack.com/@jasonhickel/note/p-158661867 If you want to share the journey with us, we're here: Accidental Gods Gatherings https://accidentalgods.life/gatherings-2025/ Accidental Gods Membership https://accidentalgods.life/join-us/