About this episode

The episode explores a realistic vision of life 100 years from now, focusing on sustainability and community living.

Picture the future 100 years from now. What do you imagine? Flying cars? Space colonies? AI talking toasters? But if we can’t sustain an endlessly growing economy - even with a transition to green energy - what does a realistic and positive future look like? Alex Leff of the Human Nature Odyssey podcast joins Jason, Rob, and Asher to imagine life in the 22nd century: walking from our family farms into communal villages, living off the land in a low-energy lifestyle, taming our pet donkeys, and resisting our local warlords.  It’s not the future the movies told us to expect. But it might be a future we enjoy living in. Sources/Links/Notes: Human Nature Odyssey podcast

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason, Rob, Asher

Guest: Alex Leff

Topics covered

• future
• sustainability
• economy
• community
• lifestyle
• environment

Keywords

• future
• sustainability
• communal living
• low-energy lifestyle
• 22nd century

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Human Nature Odyssey, Post Carbon Institute

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