Alex Steffen Quotes
Saying the Tech Bloom is not commercially driven is like saying Mother Teresa had an interest in the poor.
Steffen, Alex, editor. Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century. Harry N. Abrams, 2006.
Henry Bartle Edwards. Frere was not the only person who believed Leopold’s Africa colonization program to be altruistic.
For many religions and ethical systems, it is better to have personal contact with the recipient of charity than to give money.
Alex Steffen (born c. 1968) is an American futurist who writes and speaks about sustainability and the future of the planet. He emphasizes the importance of imagining persuasive, positive possible futures: "It's literally true that we can't build what we can't imagine,... The fact that we haven't compellingly imagined a thriving, dynamic, sustainable world is a major reason we don't already live in one."