{"product_id":"grooming-the-space-monkey-christopher-tremper-9780578246987","title":"Grooming the Space Monkey: Mitigating Our Species' Absurd Adolescence","description":"Human beings are capable of realizing an incredibly bright future, but we are an immature species (adolescents really) and our current trajectory is one leading to a fairly dismal end. While we are well equipped to elevate one another, the sad fact is that we are not incentivized, as individuals or collectively, to do so. Despite our laws and loosely imposed moral codes, we simply do not defy our incentives. Our incentives shape the way we treat one another. They shape the way we view on another. They shape our utilization of our planet. They shape our \u003ci\u003etrajectory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe deep flaws in our incentives are not difficult to see, but we are not incentivized to look at them. We need to change that. We need examine them and acknowledge: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow our current economic systems are ill-suited for our long-term survival and how they can be altered to serve rather than condemn us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow we have failed to craft an effective, one-size-fits-all moral code and reassess how we can do so.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow our spirituality is distinct from religion and its vital importance in guiding us through our technological advancement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThere is hope. We have enormous potential. We have an amazing planet. We have each other, but we need to incentivize ourselves to take advantage of our \u003ci\u003epotential \u003c\/i\u003erather than to continue taking advantage of \u003ci\u003eeach other\u003c\/i\u003e. There is a simple yet massive distinction between those things. We surely can do it, but we have to first see why it has to be done. And done soon... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrooming the Space Monkey attempts to help with that. It puts our absurdity in plain sight (and reasonably plain English) then urges us to rethink what we've come expect from each other and our cultures. It is time to grow up. We may be these great teens with all the potential in the world, but it doesn't mean a whole lot while driving 150mph... drunk and stoned... in the wrong lane... at midnight... with the headlights off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Tremper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0578246988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578246987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tramp Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Christopher Tremper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153075777791,"sku":"9780578246987","price":18.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89776ad6-e2d1-41c4-8b4a-d0cd4a23ac82.jpg?v=1770781118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grooming-the-space-monkey-christopher-tremper-9780578246987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}