The Train Has Left the Station

In this episode, I share a mind-blowing conversation with an Uber driver that perfectly captures why we need to be talking about these massive changes happening in our world RIGHT NOW.

This super-informed guy could talk for days about geopolitics and the "inevitable" collapse of civilisations, but completely dismissed climate change as a separate issue. Classic! But here's the thing - these massive disruptive forces aren't happening in isolation.

The train has left the station on both climate change and AI, and most of us haven't even realised we missed boarding.

Climate activists have shifted from "we can stop this!" to "how do we adapt?" after we hit that dreaded 1.5 degrees of warming last year. Meanwhile, AI is advancing at that "hockey stick curve" rate - slow progress for decades, and now suddenly BOOM - straight up exponential growth that's changing everything.

What happens when 75% of certain white-collar jobs simply vanish within months? When we can't trust if what we're seeing and hearing online is real? When our food systems start experiencing more disruptions?

I was completely oblivious until last year when I finally started paying attention again (blame the grief fog and solo parenting three kids!). But now I'm seeing what's happening and feeling weirdly liberated by acknowledging: yes, things ARE crumbling.

So let's stop pretending it's business as usual. Let's get creative, bring more women's voices to these conversations, and figure out how to walk this bumpy path together.

And maybe grow some veggies while we're at it (even if I'm historically a plant-killer!).

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