Satoru: One thing we need to accept is that humans are tribal in many ways. Frida: All too often, that's true: we communicate only with those within our own clan and view the rest of the world as hostile – or at best, indifferent. Ying: It seems global communications are breaking down some of that tribal identity. Dmiritri: To avoid war, we need a planetary identity.
Basically birds of a feather flock together:
doves talk to doves
hawks talk to hawks
What I'd luv ta see
is more cross-feathered communication
More folks need to listen to other species
without flying into a rage
We need to protect our nests
without turning chicken
But recognise the world around us
instead of getting stuck is a narrow cage
Alas – most humans are bird-brained
& despite few pecks and coos
we seldom do more than ruffle feathers.
Is this the best we can do?
