Secret 17. The Game of Survival

"All living things are just passing through space and time. The survival of future life depends on your actions today. It's not your planet. It's just your turn."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Anthropology

Branch: Speculative Anthropology

Pattern: Far future (cultural evolution)

Secret 18. Enough Honey for Everyone

"There's enough energy for all living things to thrive. It is unevenly distributed by geography, politics, tribalism, and a lack of planning for the future. Consuming banked energy that destabilizes the ecosystem reduces the habitable zones and biodiversity."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Anthropology

Branch: Environmental Anthropology

Pattern: Optimize (resource

allocation and growth)

Secret 19. Cooperating Costs Less Than Fighting

"There is only one habitat for all living things. Fighting over resources is expensive. Investing in peace costs less energy than investing in war."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Anthropology

Branch: Globalization Anthropology

Pattern: Cooperate (invest together)

Secret 20. It Costs More Later

"Exponential problems will cost exponentially more to solve in the future. Investing in solutions as one species is more energy efficient than fighting as individual nations."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Anthropology

Branch: Economic Anthropology

Pattern: Costs (share costs)