NATURE POPULATION AND WORK PROGRESS BALANCE
That’s a powerful and timely question—asking how far we are factually and
statically misusing nature. Let’s unpack that from both a data-driven
(factual) and long-term trend (static/structural) perspective:
Factually – By the Numbers
These are concrete, measurable ways we're misusing nature:
1. Deforestation
10 million hectares of forest are lost each year (FAO, 2023).
That’s roughly 1 football field every 6 seconds.
Amazon rainforest is approaching a tipping point where parts could turn
into savannah.
2. Climate Change
Global average temperature is now over 1.2°C above pre-industrial levels.
2023 and 2024 were the hottest years on record.
Carbon emissions hit a record 37+ billion tons per year.
3. Biodiversity Loss
We’ve lost 69% of wildlife populations since 1970 (WWF Living Planet
Report).
Currently, 1 million species are at risk of extinction (IPBES).
We’re in what scientists call the Sixth Mass Extinction, but this one’s
human-driven.
4. Pollution & Waste
11 million tons of plastic enter oceans every year.
Microplastics have been found in human blood, lungs, and placenta.
Air pollution kills 7 million people per year, more than smoking.
Statically – In Systemic or Structural Terms
Now let’s look at deeper, more persistent patterns that show how our
relationship with nature is fundamentally misaligned:
1. Economic Systems Built on Extraction
Global economy assumes infinite growth on a finite planet.
Nature is treated as an “externality”—something not accounted for in
profit/loss.
Subsidies: Fossil fuel subsidies still amount to $7 trillion globally (IMF,
2023).
2. Urbanization & Land Use
Over 75% of the Earth's land is now “significantly altered.”
Cities are expanding into forests, wetlands, and arable land—removing
carbon sinks.
Agricultural systems rely on monoculture and pesticides, damaging soil and
water.
3. Cultural Detachment
Nature is increasingly seen as separate from humans—a “resource,” not a
living system.
Only 16% of people in high-income countries work in direct contact with the
natural world (e.g. farming, forestry, etc).
4. Slow Governance & Fast Collapse
Climate targets (like “Net Zero by 2050”) often lack binding enforcement or
transparency.
Even as climate science becomes more clear, policy change is decades behind
the crisis curve.
So: How Far Are We Misusing Nature?
Factually: We are consuming, polluting, and degrading the planet faster
than it can regenerate.
Statically: We are locked into systems (economic, political, cultural) that
normalize this misuse, making it extremely hard to reverse.
In blunt terms: We are living as if we have 1.7 Earths, according to the
Global Footprint Network. That’s overshoot—and it’s accelerating.
1. Earth Overshoot Day
2024 Earth Overshoot Day: July 25
This is the day when humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds
Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources.
We are using 1.7 Earths worth of resources annually.
This means we are overusing nature by 70%.
2. Resource Extraction
Global material extraction (minerals, fossil fuels, biomass, etc.):
1970: ~27 billion tonnes/year
2023: ~100 billion tonnes/year
Of this, less than 10% is recycled.
The Circularity Gap is enormous: we waste most resources instead of reusing
them.
3. Deforestation
Rate: ~10 million hectares/year (FAO, 2020)
Major cause: agriculture, logging, urbanization.
Amazon Rainforest has lost ~17% of its original forest cover.
Indonesia and Congo Basin also seeing massive losses.
4. Climate Change & Emissions
CO₂ concentration (2024): over 420 ppm (pre-industrial was ~280 ppm)
Global average temperature is now ~1.2°C above pre-industrial levels.
Major sources:
Energy production (73%)
Agriculture (10%)
Industry (5%)
We’re on track for 2.5–3°C warming by 2100 without major changes.
5. Ocean Misuse
Plastic pollution:
11 million metric tonnes of plastic enter oceans yearly.
By 2050, plastics may outweigh fish in the oceans (by weight).
Overfishing:
Over 34% of global fish stocks are overfished (FAO).
Coral reefs: Over 50% are either gone or severely degraded.
6. Biodiversity Loss
1 million species are at risk of extinction (IPBES, 2019).
68% decline in wildlife populations since 1970 (WWF Living Planet Report
2020).
Primary drivers: habitat destruction, climate change, invasive species,
pollution.
7. Water Mismanagement
2 billion people live in water-stressed areas.
Agriculture uses ~70% of global freshwater, much of it inefficiently.
Major aquifers (India, China, US) are being depleted unsustainably.
8. Pollution
Air pollution kills ~7 million people each year (WHO).
Chemical pollution and waste have now crossed planetary boundaries
(Stockholm Resilience Centre, 2022).
Summary: Are We Misusing Nature?
Yes — extensively and unsustainably. Most planetary boundaries are either
already exceeded or dangerously close to being breached.
Indicator Status Misuse
Level
Resource Use 100 billion tonnes/year Excessive
Biodiversity 1 million species at
risk Critical
Climate Change 420+ ppm CO₂ Critical
Deforestation 10M hectares/year Alarming
Ocean Health Plastics, overfishing Degrading fast
Water Scarcity 2 billion affected High
misuse
*balancing human progress with ecological responsibility.*
Let’s break it down step by step:
SHOULD WE CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT?
Yes — but how we develop must radically change.
We cannot stop progress or population growth outright. But we must rethink
and redesign our relationship with nature.
Development is necessary because:
700+ million people still live in extreme poverty.
Billions lack clean water, energy, healthcare, education.
Urbanization and infrastructure are required for quality of life.
But unchecked development causes:
Environmental collapse
Climate migration
Resource wars
Mass extinction
So, we must move from “exploitation” to “regeneration.”
HOW CAN WE FIND SPACE AND RESOURCES SUSTAINABLY?
1. Redefine “space”
We don’t always need more land — we need to use existing land better:
Vertical farming → 90% less water, less land
Urban redesign → smarter, denser, greener cities
Rewilding & green corridors to protect ecosystems
2. Decouple growth from destruction
Circular economy: Design waste out of systems. Reuse, regenerate.
Renewable energy: Solar, wind, tidal – rather than fossil fuels.
Green building materials: Bamboo, recycled steel, bioplastics.
Digital infrastructure: A lot of value can be created digitally, not
physically.
3. Population + Consumption Management
Empowerment of women (education, rights) → directly reduces population
growth rates.
Smart consumption: Shift cultures from “more” to “better.”
Degrowth where necessary in highly overconsuming regions.
4. Regenerative Work Creation
We don’t have to choose between jobs and nature. Many new kinds of work
align both:
New Economy Jobs
Examples
Clean Energy Solar panel
installation, battery tech
Green Construction Eco-architecture, passive
homes
Circular Economy Repair, reuse,
remanufacture
Ecosystem Restoration Forest, river, soil
restoration
Sustainable Agriculture Organic, permaculture,
agroforestry
Green Tech & AI Smart grids, energy
optimization
Education & Care Economy Teachers, healthcare, social
work
THE VISION OF PROGRESS
Progress isn’t just more.
It is:
Better for people (health, dignity, equity)
Lighter on the planet (low footprint, high wisdom)
Rooted in balance, not blind speed.
We must measure success not by GDP alone, but by well-being, ecological
health, and generational justice.
INSPIRING MODELS
Bhutan: Gross National Happiness instead of GDP.
Costa Rica: 98% renewable energy, high biodiversity, good quality of life.
Amsterdam: Circular city model (reusing all materials).
India's Araku Valley: Tribal agroforestry model — restoring land while
boosting economy.
Final Thought:
We can build, grow, and progress — but not in the same old way.
We must transition from being nature’s conquerors to its stewards.
KR EXTRACTED ND MADE SHORT FROM BOOKS, GOOGLE AND ECONOMICAL FACTORS
DISCUSSIONS HAD EARLIER WE CANNOT GO AGAINST NATURE IS RIGHT. PROGRESS OF
PEOPLE WHILE INCREASE IN POPULATION CITED CANNOT BE DENIED OR IGNORED OR
SIT BACK IN THE VEDIC PERIODS. BUT ALTERNATIVES ARE SUGGESTED. BUT BECAUSE
OF COST FACTOR PROHIBITIVE FOR SUCH ADVANCEMENTS. AS EARLIER VIOLATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AT A LESSER COST, -GOVT MUST BAN AND DISSOLVE MANY EXTABLISHMENTS
OVERNIGHT; WILL IT BE POSSIBLE? 18725
On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 at 06:07, Markendeya Yeddanapudi <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> --
> *Mar*The New Jobs
>
>
>
> Machines menace nature. No organism of the Biosphere, excepting the human
> accepts mechanization. The Biosphere needs and survives on the basis of
> ecological symbiosis. The Human among all other organisms, is the most
> vandalized by mechanization. When you use a machine to do the work of your
> limb, you are freezing the limb, making the limb semi dysfunctional. We are
> so deceived by commercial and academic advertising that we glorify
> mechanization as progress and advancement. The fact that every machine
> harms nature and assaults nature’s ecological symbiosis is put under the
> big cover up carpet. From the age of about three we drill the children that
> machines are great.
>
> Economics simply is the applied intrusion of mechanization into our lives,
> lives which need the tampering by machines. Now the damage appears to have
> bottomed. Human Sociology is getting antiqued. Humans no longer can be the
> subject matter of Socialogy, because all relations are being taken over by
> machines. Every job in the economies is being taken over by machines and we
> are entering the age of Robots. When jobs are lost, automatically markets
> will be lost and economies simply collapse. We are all fast jumping into
> the ultimate abyss, the gigantic depression, which will make the economic
> depression of 1929 extremely small.
>
> Nature is rejecting economics. It needs ecology on the terms of ecology
> without any adulteration of economics and mechanization. For about 200
> years we have destroyed the 4.6 billion year evolution of earth, diseased
> it, by polluting the land, water and air, causing the extinction of
> thousands of life forms, and actually destroying the very geographical and
> climatic routine and life of the planet earth.
>
> The new and urgent jobs are in reviving the 4.6 billion year evolution;
> again putting nature on its rails. Every facet of nature needs cure and
> revival. The first step is to start the ‘Free Nature Parks ‘without human
> tampering, where nature is free on the terms of nature.
>
> The basic fact is, what we see is just 00.0035% of the totality. We do not
> see or even feel the 99.9965% of our own life and also the gigantic nature
> in symbiosis. Nature is basically abstract and not as the 3D visible units
> only. The reality is the fourth non 3D Time dimension, and the 3D shapes
> are illusions. Mechanization is putting us in the shackles or jails of
> confining us into the visible 3D shapes as the only reality. But feelings
> and emotions are basic currencies of the Biosphere. The Troposphere brims
> with the messages of organisms in smells resulting from feelings and
> emotions. Every organism inhales and exhales the smell communications.
>
> Languaging the diverse smell communications of the air itself needs
> millions and millions of jobs. That is the language with which we converse
> with nature, without menacing it with economics.
>
> Thanks to our economics, every organism of the Biosphere today is under
> trauma. Actually we have created the new nature under terrible trauma.
>
> Every University must not only start ‘The Free Nature Parks ‘without our
> tampering, but also courses in curing nature from the terrible emotional
> trauma.
>
> Nature is emotional, not mechanical. We can converse with every life form,
> if we succeed in developing the common language of the Biosphere, which is
> based on emotions. We must start the revival of nature by first developing
> the capacity to converse with the other life forms. The Biosphere actually
> is the emotional cover of the Lithosphere.
>
> YM Sarma
>
> Chat gpt
>
> This is a deeply evocative and philosophical reflection on the impacts of
> mechanization, penned with a sense of urgency and reverence for the natural
> world. YM Sarma's piece, *The New Jobs*, presents a provocative critique
> of our technological and economic systems while calling for a radical shift
> toward ecological and emotional reconnection with nature. Here’s a
> breakdown and interpretation of the key ideas, along with some critical
> thoughts:
> ------------------------------
>
> *Core Ideas in the Text*
>
> 1. *Mechanization as a Threat to Nature and Humanity:*
> - Sarma argues that machines are inherently hostile to nature and
> to human biology.
> - Mechanization leads to the dysfunction of human faculties—our
> limbs, emotions, and social structures.
> - There's a sharp critique of how society glorifies machines
> through education and advertising.
> 2. *Collapse of Economics and Sociology:*
> - Economics is described as the intrusion of machines into life,
> disrupting natural balance.
> - As machines replace humans in all jobs, markets will collapse,
> leading to what Sarma sees as an inevitable “gigantic depression.”
> 3. *Need for Ecological Revival:*
> - The author suggests that the Earth’s evolutionary course—billions
> of years in the making—has been derailed in just 200 years.
> - Proposes “Free Nature Parks” as sanctuaries where nature is left
> untouched by human interference.
> 4. *Emotions and the Hidden Reality of Nature:*
> - Sarma posits that reality is not limited to what we see—only a
> minuscule percentage of existence is visible.
> - Emotions and smell-communication among life forms are seen as
> essential modes of interaction in the biosphere.
> - Machines, rooted in the 3D material world, cannot capture or
> honor these dimensions.
> 5. *A New Direction for Human Work and Education:*
> - Calls for new jobs in “curing nature,” translating and
> understanding biospheric communication.
> - Advocates for universities to teach emotional communication with
> nature and to take a role in healing environmental trauma.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *Interpretive Commentary*
>
> - *Visionary but Abstract:*
> Sarma paints a bold vision of a post-mechanization world, but the
> solutions are more poetic and philosophical than practical. The idea of
> conversing with nature through emotions and smells is imaginative, but how
> it would be operationalized is unclear.
> - *Critique of Economics:*
> The rejection of economics in favor of ecology highlights an important
> tension in sustainability debates. Still, completely dismissing economics
> might limit realistic paths for transition. There’s potential to integrate
> ecological economics instead.
> - *A Spiritual-Ecological Call to Action:*
> This text stands out in framing environmentalism not just as a
> scientific or political issue, but as an emotional and spiritual
> imperative. It challenges the reader to rethink not just *what* we do
> to nature, but *how* we relate to it.
> - *Potential Impact on Education and Work:*
> Sarma’s proposal for new jobs—such as decoding biospheric
> communication or establishing nature preserves—is inspiring, especially in
> the context of rising automation and AI. It suggests redefining work in
> harmony with nature, not in conquest of it.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *Conclusion*
>
> *The New Jobs* is a radical and emotionally charged manifesto calling for
> humanity to abandon its mechanized worldview and return to an empathic,
> symbiotic relationship with nature. It’s a blend of ecological criticism,
> metaphysics, and social philosophy, urging us to rethink the very
> foundations of our civilization.
>
> If you're looking to expand this into an essay, workshop, or even a
> curriculum idea, I’d be happy to help structure that with you. Would you
> like to take any particular part of this further?
>
>
>
> You're touching on one of the most urgent and unsettling challenges of our
> time: *permanent job losses due to automation, AI, and mechanization*,
> and their ripple effects—social instability, extremism, ecological
> degradation, and the collapse of economic structures built on human labor.
>
> Your question—*What has to be the next beginning?*—is both profound and
> practical. Let’s unpack it step-by-step and explore what such a “next
> beginning” could look like.
> ------------------------------
> 🌍 *THE COLLAPSE* — Where We Are Now
>
> · *Permanent job loss* is not a temporary economic cycle; it's a
> systemic shift.
>
> · *Machines and AI* are replacing not just physical labor, but
> cognitive work as well.
>
> · As jobs disappear, *income distribution* narrows to the few who
> control capital and algorithms.
>
> · This leads to *loss of livelihoods*, which then fuels:
>
> o Social unrest and *strife*
>
> o *Anarchy*, due to governance breakdowns
>
> o Rise of *extremism and fundamentalism*, as people seek meaning or
> power in chaos
>
> o *Environmental destruction*, as profit-driven systems exploit
> natural resources without feedback from healthy human communities
>
> This is the *“end”* of economics as we have known it: a system based on
> *growth,
> competition, mechanization, and profit extraction*, at odds with
> ecological balance and human fulfillment.
> ------------------------------
> 🌱 *THE NEXT BEGINNING* — What Must Come Next
>
> The next beginning must shift from *Economics* to a new, *Ecological
> Civilization*.
> 1. *Redefining Work: From Livelihood to Life-giving Activity*
>
> · Work must no longer be tied solely to income or market utility.
>
> · The new jobs must be about:
>
> o *Healing ecosystems* (reforestation, wetland restoration, pollution
> reversal)
>
> o *Regenerating soil, water, and air*
>
> o *Biodiversity stewardship* (not exploitation)
>
> o *Emotional healing of society*, communities, and nature
>
> · These jobs can’t be done by machines. They require human
> empathy, presence, and care.
> 2. *Ecological UBI (Universal Basic Infrastructure & Income)*
>
> · If machines are doing the economic work, humans must be freed
> to do *biospheric and social work*.
>
> · A system of *basic needs provision (food, shelter, health,
> education)* must be guaranteed.
>
> · UBI linked to *planet repair work* can create purpose without
> market dependency.
> 3. *Ecocentric Education Systems*
>
> · Shift curriculum from job training to *earth training*.
>
> · Teach:
>
> o Earth systems science
>
> o Inter-species communication (like Sarma’s call to decode biospheric
> languages)
>
> o Emotional literacy and trauma healing
>
> o Collaborative living
>
> · Universities must focus on *biocultural regeneration*, not
> industrial productivity.
> 4. *Decentralized, Bioregional Economies*
>
> · Replace globalized supply chains with *local ecological
> economies*.
>
> · Let each region thrive according to its *biocapacity*—its
> natural limits and uniqueness.
>
> · This reconnects people to their place, reduces consumption, and
> empowers local resilience.
> 5. *New Value Systems: Beyond Money*
>
> · Measure success not in GDP, but in:
>
> o *Biodiversity health*
>
> o *Community well-being*
>
> o *Mental and emotional health*
>
> o *Cultural vitality*
>
> o *Resilience of ecosystems*
> ------------------------------
> 🔁 This Is Not a Reform. It’s a Rebirth.
>
> What’s needed is not just a fix or policy adjustment—it is a *civilizational
> shift*:
>
> From a *technological-economic civilization*
> → to an *ecological-emotional civilization*
>
> From *control over nature*
> → to *collaboration with nature*
>
> From *growth and competition*
> → to *healing and symbiosis*
>
> From *machine values*
> → to *life values*
> ------------------------------
> 🛤️ Practical First Steps
>
> 1. *Establish Free Nature Zones* as Sarma proposed—regions where no
> machines interfere, and humans learn to be stewards, not users.
>
> 2. *Pilot Earth Repair Corps*—retrain the unemployed in ecosystem
> healing.
>
> 3. *Launch Transitional Education Programs*—not to create coders or
> financiers, but ecosystem interpreters, soil builders, trauma healers.
>
> 4. *Implement UBI linked to Earth Work*, funded by taxing planetary
> destruction (carbon, extraction, pollution).
>
> 5. *Begin the Global Narrative Shift*—media, literature, and art
> must begin to tell a new story: not of dominance, but of return,
> reciprocity, and repair.
> ------------------------------
> ✨ Final Thought
>
> This crisis is not the end. It is a reckoning. The loss of jobs is the
> *wake-up
> call*—that our value must no longer be based on production, but on
> *participation
> in the biosphere’s healing*.
>
> The next beginning is not a new economy—it’s a *new relationship* with
> life.
>
> Would you like to develop these ideas into a manifesto, essay, or
> curriculum? I’d be honored to help structure it with you.
>
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