One of the clearest statements from Latour on why the New Climate Regime is deeply entangled with Gnosticism. Billionaires building rockets to Mars is just one sign that the modern accumulation of wealth is all about sheltering oneself from a world that the rich have given up on.

This is a follow up to his Facing Gaia Gifford Lectures, and certainly an easier read for non-specialists. Latour continues to chart a new way of becoming non-Modern as a reorientation to the Terrestrial and away from destructive desires for a Gnostic escape.

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