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(Un)sustainable cultural practices and initiatives often fall short of their intended, long-term ... more (Un)sustainable cultural practices and initiatives often fall short of their intended, long-term functionalities because of an inherent lack of systemic thinking. It is becoming increasingly evident that the most impending crises humanity faces today – those that concern the climate, socioeconomics, politics, the environment – cannot be delineated into and treated siloed problems. A critical change in perception is necessary: systems thinking must be elevated to the forefront of our dynamic framework of ideologies, morals, and values. Sustainable development, which is largely fragmented and discontinuous across the globe, is currently suffering from a distinct lack of systemic contextualization. This has ultimately resulted in the genesis of ever-problematic feedback loops of initiatives and technological advancements that only exacerbate problems of capitalistic global extractivism, all while operating under the tricky guise of "sustainable development."
(Un)sustainable cultural practices and initiatives often fall short of their intended, long-term ... more (Un)sustainable cultural practices and initiatives often fall short of their intended, long-term functionalities because of an inherent lack of systemic thinking. It is becoming increasingly evident that the most impending crises humanity faces today – those that concern the climate, socioeconomics, politics, the environment – cannot be delineated into and treated siloed problems. A critical change in perception is necessary: systems thinking must be elevated to the forefront of our dynamic framework of ideologies, morals, and values. Sustainable development, which is largely fragmented and discontinuous across the globe, is currently suffering from a distinct lack of systemic contextualization. This has ultimately resulted in the genesis of ever-problematic feedback loops of initiatives and technological advancements that only exacerbate problems of capitalistic global extractivism, all while operating under the tricky guise of "sustainable development."