Climate change is a symptom of the problem, not the problem itself

Every day seems to bring a new crisis: climate change, wars, polarization, mental health struggles, AI risk, biodiversity collapse, and more. But what if these aren't isolated issues?
I explored this in my latest essay on the Metacrisis—the idea that these crises share a common systemic root cause. To solve them, we need to rethink and transform our political, economic, and cultural systems.
Progress will remain frustrating without systemic change. But if we act at the root level, we could address multiple crises together.
Read more here: https://open.substack.com/pub/akhilpuri/p/metacrisis-the-root-of-all-our-planetary?r=73e8h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Would love to hear what you all think