On a planetary level, the potential for harm by a minority of humanity, due to the scale of intensive energy and material use, is combined with destructive military technology and material, chemical and biological interventions. In popular consciousness, the power of a few to cause planetary destruction became evident with the creation of nuclear weapons. In a world where ‘competition’ in all forms is made a virtue, the potential for nuclear war is an ever-present threat. Yet, the apparently harmless ongoing everyday use of materials and energy is an equally, if not more, pressing problem. Since the rise of industrial modernity and the capital accumulating economy the rate, scale and qualities of change have been transformed and accelerated.

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社会生态转型，不管你喜不喜欢！

在全球范围内，由于能源和材料的密集使用规模，与破坏性军事技术以及材料、化学和生物干预相结合，少数人可能会受到伤害。在大众意识中，少数人造成行星毁灭的力量随着核武器的产生而变得明显。在一个将各种形式的“竞争”视为美德的世界里，核战争的可能性是一个永远存在的威胁。然而，材料和能源的日常使用显然是无害的，这同样是一个紧迫的问题，如果不是更紧迫的话。自从工业现代化和资本积累经济兴起以来，变化的速度、规模和质量都发生了转变和加速。