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Re: Teaching our children about complexity.
We already do this, many times over. It's called our education/work paradigm. It creates highly specialized people who know very little about the world beyond their immediate field. If the transition to renewable energy is handled properly then it won't matter all that much. But if it isn't - and we have already started in a very bad way (oil wars, famines, climate change) - learning very basic skills like how to grow a tomato will matter a great deal.
Case in point: I visited a large nursery the other day and got to talking with the owner. He proudly told me how he produces tens of thousands of tomato plant seedlings every spring for sale to amateurs (backyard vegetable gardens). He then laughed and said: "Thousands may PLANT tomatoes, but very few EAT tomatoes. They rot, fall prey to diseases and bugs, etc. Those guys have NO IDEA how to grow tomatoes".
Sorry if this seems pedantic, but wouldn't the farmer have said:
"Very few may plant tomatoes, but thousands eat tomatoes..." ??
No, he wouldn't. Please read carefully and the meaning should be clear.
Ha ! Sorry, really slow this morning !