Welcome to the Commune podcast. This is Jeff Krasno.

Many of you may receive my weekly Sunday commusing article where I address a breadth of issues

from the spiritual to the sociopolitical. And on occasion, I will also record an audio version

of these articles and release it as a bonus episode.

So today's recitation comes from my commune co-founder, dear friend and new dad, Jake Lau.

Jake and I consistently tangle in conversations focused on how to address the most salient global problems.

And we're at a strange inflection point in human history.

The Ilan of the Enlightenment has propelled Western society for multiple centuries.

Its progeny, science, capitalism, and liberal democracy,

nicked paradise from the pocket of God's robe and, like Robin Hood,

redistributed its pursuit to humanity. Now, when we take a meta view of the human condition,

and it's important to open that aperture from time to time, we must acknowledge the great

progress we have made since the days of the Black Plague in feudal Europe.

But technology and free markets haven't delivered utopia as advertised. As we march inexorably

towards 10 billion individuals belching carbon as we go, we're groping for new solutions.

And can we innovate ourselves out of this mess?

Or must we return to regenerative indigenous traditions?

In today's episode, Jake shares his journey as he seeks a life that is both fulfilling for him,

for his family, and sustainable for the world.

Here's Jake with The Technology of Community.

Hi, my name is Jake Lau, and this is my commusings, the technology of community.

The time for our trip was running out, and hope was dimming by the day.

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