{"id":5871,"date":"2020-10-28T22:19:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T04:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/?p=5871"},"modified":"2020-10-28T22:23:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T04:23:54","slug":"the-nomad-to-the-economist-im-not-poor-you-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/2020\/10\/28\/the-nomad-to-the-economist-im-not-poor-you-are\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nomad to the Economist: &#8220;I&#8217;m Not Poor, You Are!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.newyorker.com\/photos\/5b33f5f00213a11b44ee869b\/master\/w_2560%2Cc_limit\/180709_r32405.jpg\" alt=\"An old pencil drawing of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza sitting on their horses, by Wilhelm Marstrand.\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Image from <em>The New Yorker<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi, my name is Sofia\u00a0Infante\u00a0and this is my first post\u00a0sharing\u00a0discussions held in the\u00a0incredible course I am taking now:\u00a0Modernocene: Progress, Race, Capitalism and Climate Crisis. Professor Nauman\u00a0Naqvi\u00a0discusses with us every\u00a0morning, or\u00a0rather his\u00a0every night,\u00a0from his desk in\u00a0Karachi,\u00a0Pakistan.\u00a0Together, we\u00a0delve\u00a0into the history of economics,\u00a0culture and theology that has led us\u00a0into what he calls, The\u00a0Modernocene.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of you may have heard of the Anthropocene. It is term used by scientists to describe the current geologic age that, like no other age before, has been shaped by humans\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0the\u00a0Anthro.\u00a0Written in rocks, and geologic layering is evidence of the behemoth amounts of CO2 and other toxic pollutants the human environment has expelled.\u00a0The\u00a0Modernocene\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0similar\u00a0concept\u00a0but instead of\u00a0looking at the\u00a0ecological\u00a0relationships between man and the environment, the\u00a0Modernocene\u00a0dives into the\u00a0past and existing thoughts and structures\u00a0of society\u00a0that have shaped the modern human and\u00a0lead us to\u00a0be the cause of\u00a0the climate catastrophe we face today.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the topics we explored today was\u00a0the\u00a0definition of poverty. Poverty\u00a0is often coupled with lack of money, or wealth (wealth being the material things you\u00a0possess\u00a0as well as income). The monetization of poverty is a product of\u00a0developed\u00a0societies\u00a0that focus on gain related to money\u00a0as a means for better life. Look at the way we rank countries \u2013 by Gross\u00a0Domestic\u00a0Product\u00a0(GDP)\u00a0and Gross\u00a0National\u00a0Product\u00a0(GNP).\u00a0GDP being \u201cthe value of goods and services produced within a country&#8217;s borders, by citizens and non-citizens alike.\u201d\u00a0GNP\u00a0being \u201cthe value of goods and services produced by only a country&#8217;s citizens but both domestically and abroad \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/ask\/answers\/030415\/what-functional-difference-between-gdp-and-gnp.asp#:~:text=GDP%20measures%20the%20value%20of,but%20both%20domestically%20and%20abroad.\">(1)<\/a>.\u00a0These metrics based on money fuel, for example,\u00a0the macho culture of the trade war we see between China and the US\u00a0today.\u00a0We use\u00a0GNP and GDP\u00a0to\u00a0pedestal\u00a0assertions of global superiority\u00a0and\u00a0as touting points\u00a0for a more prosperous and well national community. These metrics do not equate, however, to the better life they declare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing on <em>Poverty\u00a0<\/em>by Majid\u00a0Rahnema, in class, we called into\u00a0question what we define as wealth and poverty\u00a0and how we relate\u00a0them\u00a0to wellbeing and life. My takeaways are that wealth, by equating it to better living, really should have to with\u00a0what gives\u00a0you\u00a0life\u00a0&#8211; this being the people,\u00a0communities,\u00a0and culture that inspire and engage us\u00a0every day.\u00a0Money\u00a0does have a place in this equation, but\u00a0not\u00a0as the primary multiplier of happiness. Money buys\u00a0(ideally equally distributed by\u00a0the government)\u00a0access to healthcare, educational facilities,\u00a0work,\u00a0food\u00a0and water. These\u00a0are the basic needs that\u00a0give people the footing to think\u00a0and engage in\u00a0the\u00a0communities\u00a0and spaces\u00a0they are in\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/The%20New%20Economic%20Visionaries%20|%20Riane%20Eislerrianeeisler.com%20%E2%80%BA%20the-new-economic-visionaries\/\" target=\"_blank\">(2<\/a>).\u00a0Developing access to these resources is money\u2019s place in reducing poverty. But\u00a0what\u00a0actually makes\u00a0us feel whole, supported and \u201cwealthy\u201d are the cultures and communities\u00a0that come after.\u00a0To be wealthy in relationships, work, and culture is far more important than being wealthy in money. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, redefining poverty is important to\u00a0delineating\u00a0the way we live with each other and within the\u00a0environment.\u00a0The\u00a0current\u00a0global\u00a0infatuation\u00a0with money and wealth\u00a0divides our\u00a0societies\u00a0into hierarchies and at each level leaves lonely, disconnected, and wandering\u00a0individuals\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=2bi_kf7QAq4C&amp;pg=PA250&amp;lpg=PA250&amp;dq=standard+of+living+Serge+Latouche&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=y0U1LyNyBu&amp;sig=ACfU3U1ndo0Hv58f-LY4VQ1wuqS-ixwwKQ&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiDk8Hd79jsAhWTZ80KHe5lB14Q6AEwA3oECAgQAg(opens in a new tab)\">3<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, my name is Sofia\u00a0Infante\u00a0and this is my first post\u00a0sharing\u00a0discussions held in the\u00a0incredible course I am taking now:\u00a0Modernocene: Progress, Race, Capitalism and Climate Crisis. Professor Nauman\u00a0Naqvi\u00a0discusses with us every\u00a0morning, or\u00a0rather his\u00a0every night,\u00a0from his desk in\u00a0Karachi,\u00a0Pakistan.\u00a0Together, we\u00a0delve\u00a0into the history of economics,\u00a0culture and theology that has led us\u00a0into what he calls, The\u00a0Modernocene.\u00a0\u00a0 Some of you may have &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/2020\/10\/28\/the-nomad-to-the-economist-im-not-poor-you-are\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Nomad to the Economist: &#8220;I&#8217;m Not Poor, You Are!&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1448,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,377],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-block3","category-pa250","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1RtXj-1wH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1448"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5871"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5875,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5871\/revisions\/5875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/blockfeatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}