That's libertarians for you - anarchists who want police protection from their slaves. Kim Stanley Robinson anarchistlibertarianpolice Change image and share on social
We should conceive of ourselves not as rulers of Earth, but as highly powerful, conscious stewards: The Earth is given to us in trust, and we can screw it up or make it work well and sustainably. Kim Stanley Robinson conceiveconsciousearth Change image and share on social
That's one of the ironies of our time: Right when we're on the edge of serious improvements in health care, we're also cooking the planet. Kim Stanley Robinson carecookedge Change image and share on social
A lot of scientists act on their beliefs and so do things that look crazy to the rest of us. Kim Stanley Robinson actbeliefcrazy Change image and share on social
Science fiction rarely is about scientists doing real science, in its slowness, its vagueness, the sort of tedious quality of getting out there and digging amongst rocks and then trying to convince people that what you're seeing justifies the conclusions you're making. Kim Stanley Robinson conclusionconvincedig share on social
The only part of an argument that really matters is what we think of the people arguing. Kim Stanley Robinson argueargumentmatter Change image and share on social
Apocalyptic thinking happens on the left as well as on the right, and in environmentalism, that's a terrible approach to take. Because it isn't true. Kim Stanley Robinson apocalypticapproachenvironmentalism Change image and share on social
You can't get any movement larger than five people without including at least one flippin idiot. Kim Stanley Robinson flippinidiotinclude Change image and share on social
You can never properly predict the future as it really turns out. So you are doing something a little different when you write science fiction. You are trying to take a different perspective on now. Kim Stanley Robinson fictionfutureperspective Change image and share on social
Many of the technologies we've invented are necessary to keep 6.5 billion people alive. We can't go back from that, so we need to decarbonize really rapidly. Kim Stanley Robinson alivebackbillion Change image and share on social
