The human tendency to focus on nature as something to be manipulated has resulted in a world with very little land area with no evidence of human influence. Not only are we separating ourselves from nature, but increasingly we are separating ourselves from each other. When we become communities of individuals and compete against each other, our priorities are not preservation of the environment; our attention is focused on the value of the currency and what we can amass. Finally, faith in innovation to solve environmental crises cements the idea that our destructive behaviors can