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By *rFunBoy OP Man
over a year ago

Longridge

Easter Island was the home to a thriving community, thousands of people living good lives.

One by one, though, the trees on this isolated island were cut down. They were cut down for fuel, or to make tools, or boats.

And finally, the last tree was gone. And the population went extinct.

The question, though, isn't really about the last tree. It's about the second-to-last tree.

When someone cut it down, how did the community react? Were they afraid to speak up? Was it made clear that the social and societal costs of cutting down a tree were severe, so severe that no one would even contemplate cutting down the last tree?

And maybe they could have started this cultural norm with the third-to-last tree. Or even sooner.

Culture is the most powerful tool we have to change behavior. All around us we see people selfishly taking from the commons, eroding our standards, chopping down trees (real and metaphorical) we depend on.

What will we say the next time someone comes with an axe?

By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

They used the wood to build a big boat.

By *heNerdyFembyWoman
over a year ago

Eastbourne (she/they)

I'll put money on people not understanding the allegory, or at least claiming not to.

By *rFunBoy OP Man
over a year ago

Longridge

Isn't it ironic?

Heard the story on Radio the other night..

By *rFunBoy OP Man
over a year ago

Longridge

When -

the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught,

the last river poisoned,

only then will we realise that one cannot eat money.

By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"When -

the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught,

the last river poisoned,

only then will we realise that one cannot eat money."

The last seagull kicked to death.