Sabrina Ho--removing "I" from the problem

     In the class reading, Tallest Cloud, one of the solutions for the environmental crisis is critique of these posthuman assemblages. In class, we discussed this solution of humans seeing themselves as part of the ecological web, as opposed to "owners" of earth. By living solely through "I" terms, we alienate ourselves from the problem. This reminded me of a quote I remember from a book by Virginia Woolf: "'I' is only a convenient term for somebody who has no real being."  Similar to our discussion, this quote is a reminder to eliminate our innate egotistical tendencies to solve problems grander than ourselves. One of the things we talked about in class was this the ecological web, and the human connection with all living things. By removing the boundary between ourselves and other living things--and thus, removing that "I" factor and focusing more on these relationships--we can see more clearly what it takes to alleviate the environmental crisis.