Tom Woodbury
1 min readSep 14, 2020

I think it's a cultural issue, John. In this age of inter-connectivity, change happens slowly, slowly, and then all at once. All of a sudden, gay people can marry. All of a sudden, Black Lives Matter. So the slowly, slowly part is about reaching critical mass. When we get there, and we're close on so many levels, the way we think about ourselves will change overnight. I think the realization that we are part of a larger living organism, Planet Earth, is the most effective vehicle for change today, and I think that is being brought home to many people - millions around the world - by this pandemic. So forget about hope - that's a dead end. Have faith in human nature, and faith in the natural world. We are adaptive, and the world is resilient.

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Tom Woodbury
Tom Woodbury

Written by Tom Woodbury

Communications Director for Buffalo Field Campaign, ecopsychologist/author, M.A., J.D.

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Completely agree. I'm very interested in the tools that do (or should) exist to help promote this critical mass.
Trying to write a book to explore the background psychology, neuroscience and theory behind this concept - be interested in your…

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