[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$ft7BVso7d10rXeyv9afWqcAG-W2smapL3PM8Lbm7cJ4c":3,"$fnhWkJRwoIuYBvYMTE1nj96CS_0R-hv6hFet0WtjuVnU":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},41704,"Pentti Linkola","P",22,null,"pentti-linkola",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,52,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3341505,"How can anyone think so insanely that the human life has the same value and mankind, the same morality, independent of numbers? It is lucid to me that every time a new child is born, the value of every human in world decreases slightly. It is obvious to me that the morality of the population explosion is wholly unlike than when man was a sparse, noble species in its beginning.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3341502,"The 20th century peatlands ditching in Finland was the worst human environmental destruction action in Europe.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3341499,"Journalists effectively have the same function as the sales signs in shop windows or the advertising leaflets in our letterboxes. These mediators of information have an incomprehensible desire and capacity to fill people’s consciousness with rubbish that is both trivial and false, while erecting huge walls around serious questions.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3341493,"The composition of the Greens seems to be the same as that of the population in general – mainly pieces of drifting wood, people who never think.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3341491,"The most central and irrational faith among people is the faith in technology and economical growth. Its priests believe until their death that material prosperity bring enjoyment and happiness – even though all the proofs in history have shown that only lack and attempt cause a life worth living, that the material prosperity doesn’t bring anything else than despair. These priests believe in technology still when they choke in their gas masks.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3341483,"To the Green movement in which infantilism is seen at its worst, authority is a far more serious evil than the destruction of life.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":58},3341472,"Any dictatorship would be better than modern democracy. There cannot be so incompetent a dictator, that he would show more stupidity than a majority of the people. Best dictatorship would be one where lots of heads would roll and government would prevent any economical growth.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nPentti Linkola, a Finnish philosopher and environmentalist, wrote this quote in the context of his critique of modern democracy and its effects on the environment. In the 1980s, Linkola was actively advocating for radical changes in human behavior and societal structures to mitigate ecological degradation. His views on the subject were often provocative and challenged the conventional wisdom of the time.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nLinkola's statement appears to be a counterintuitive endorsement of authoritarianism, but upon closer examination, it reveals a deeper critique of the democratic process and the role of the masses in decision-making. By suggesting that a competent dictator might be preferable to the collective stupidity of the people, Linkola is highlighting the tension between individual freedom and collective wisdom, as well as the limitations of democratic decision-making in the face of complex, long-term problems.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset, consider the situations where the \"wisdom of the crowd\" might lead to suboptimal outcomes, and be willing to challenge the prevailing opinion or majority view. This might involve seeking out alternative perspectives, questioning the status quo, and being prepared to take calculated risks in pursuit of a more sustainable or effective solution.",{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3341442,"That there are billions of people over 60kg weight on this planet is recklessness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3341436,"If there were a button I could press, I would sacrifice myself without hesitating, if it meant millions of people would die.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3341426,"Everything we have developed over the last 100 years should be destroyed.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,3,10]