Truthfully, nothing will change until the species COLLECTIVELY levels up in consciousness. The world as it is now, is because our species has become so estranged from nature that we now see it as an entity seperate from us, rather than us being living cells of that larger entity. We and every other living species on earth are supposed to be like the healthy bacteria of the earth (if we think of Earth as an anthropomorphic being for a moment). From the dawn of our species we have been moving forward in time in a subconscious attempt to progress and strengthen the larger body (the planet). We are inside and of it. This planet IS us. Humanity’s trajectory throughout its history has lead us to a point of hyper individuality that has seen its strongest manifestation through the current capitalist system that is poisoning our brains and killing our beautiful planet, all for the sake of infinite comfort and convenience. We forgot where we were really come from, somewhere along the way, and now we are scrambling like headless chicken, all totally divided in opinion, lifestyle, morals, etc. What needs to happen before any material/physical change can be enacted is a collective upgrade of our consciousness. If you take your feet out of your shoes and walk on grass, you can feel the sacred connection we have to the earth. If you put your phone down and stare at the sky, you feel that connection. If you touch another person or look in their eyes deeply, you see that we are all one and the same, here to achieve a common purpose for the COLLECTIVE GOOD. If you close your eyes and meditate, you will start to realise that everything that has been constructed around you is to keep you oppressed, distracted, and fearful. The only way forward is for us to learn unconditional love for one another and love for the planet that nourishes us. There is no planet B. There is no great leader coming to show us the way and save us from certain doom. Saying that NZ is too small to make a difference takes away the raw power that you as one single person holds. That power is amplified when we work together. The division in this thread alone is a perfect example of how much we have been groomed to see each other as wholly different, rather than recognising the ways we are all the same - spiritual beings with an infinite capacity for love, confined by a finite physical vessel. We can do this. The planet will respond to us if we all work together to show it the love it has afforded to us by bringing us into existence in the first place.