Donderdag 5 juli – Geert Lovink komt buurten om me dit boek te lenen: The Future Eaters van Tim Flannery.

I dedicate this book to the Australians who are trying to forge nations out of the chaos of colonial history. It is my hope that it will help them understand that they are special, for they inhabit unusual lands. It was in their countries that future eating began. If they are to preserve their unique natural heritage, their newly forged nations must cease to be the realms of the future eaters. – Tim Flannery

Na online wat samenvattingen gelezen te hebben krijg ik de indruk dat dit boek het elementaire verhaal over de ontwikkeling van de mensheid vertelt. Dat raakt me zeer. ‘Future eaters’, alleen die term al. Wat knap dat Flannery de stap naar oplossingen heeft gemaakt – zie Sunlight and Seaweed.