2024/05/03

Climate Theorist Clarifies What ‘Anthropocene’ Really Means

“This is what the term Anthropocene was supposed to name. It wasn’t supposed to tell us how powerful we are. It was supposed to remind us of our subordination to the material universe around us because suddenly it’s suiciding itself.”
– Climate theorist Tom Cohen, explaining his frustration with Anthropocene discourse. Rather than articulating a need for environmental responsibility or care, he says the term bleakly signals that “it’s not about us anymore” and “we’re uploading ourselves to an imaginary that’s detached from the material world.”
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