We are living today at the epic conjunction
Of the three killer apps of human history
We are experiencing the unique and temporary intersection
Of the Three Operating Systems of Human Civilization
The three cultures of our species
The three ages of our human being
A conjunction no humans have ever experienced before
Nor shall any ever again
We are in touch with both the last of our oldest oral ancestors and the first children of our distant digital future, even as the current literate hegemony careens towards oblivion
For unfortunately, text turns out
To be an unsustainable technology
It was rolled out too fast and now
Its many monological bugs
Are becoming increasingly apparent
As they parasitically and fatally erode
A wide range of species and systems
Necessary to support human life
Simply put:
Text doesn't listen
It doesn't hear the terrible cries
Of our Mother Earth
It's time again for listening
And it's time again for collective action
It's time for our collective creative genius
To design and build a greener future
It's time for bridges between generations
Between cultures and technologies
It's time to link hands over the abyss
Small bridges over small gaps
Become bigger bridges over chasms
Bigger bridges become vast chains
Spanning the globe
Strong cables of collective will
Winding round and round the earth
Squeezing out greed and fear everywhere
Bridges linking past, present and future
Bridges between me and you
Between us and them
The interchange of hope and courage
Amongst us all
With inspiring invitations to overcome
And a willingness to evolve in harmony
Because we only survive together
This is not just anytime in history
This is not just anyplace
This is the séance
At the end of the world
This is the jam at the end of time
It is no illusion
To think that any of us
Or all of us
Can choose our destiny
That we possess the capacity
To influence the evolution of our species or civilization
In this momentous era
On the contrary
It is an obvious truth
But equally obvious is this:
We can only succeed together
We have an opportunity
To save our oral past and digital future
From the toxic ruin of the literate industrial complex
To let the earth inspire us once again
To receive her blessings with open hearts and ears
To dance ancient steps in new worlds
By challenging ourselves to reach beyond ourselves
By challenging ourselves to discover, to share and to ferry
Elemental wisdom
As we rush to save ourselves in this
The Datazoic Era
