When future generations dig up the relics of our civilisation, they may marvel that we could be bothered to invent electric milk frothers and automated curtains - but couldn’t figure out how to live well, in harmony with nature. That we could fly sliced fruit in plastic trays from different continents on jumbo jets, but didn’t have any practical solutions to end hunger for everyone. They may ask themselves why we bowed our heads obediently to religions of greed, preaching progress and innovation while despoiling the common pantry - when we possessed the wisdom, the facts and the moral fibre to know better.

As we hurtle towards somewhat darker prospects for our societal arrangements, the power of capital over policy, of technology over democracy, of greed over justice, appear hard to shake. Yet today’s normal can quickly become tomorrow’s absurdity. Not long ago, lobotomy was deemed an acceptable cure for women’s ‘hysteria’. One day we may yet look back on insistence that some must profit from the apocalypse with similar disbelief.

Who holds power in these strange times - and why? Please join us for a regenerative discussion on summoning our own power over our collective path.

In the Deep Thought series, Andreea offers opportunities to interrogate our ideas of what is normal and desirable in society. Deep Thought is a space for courage and authenticity, with no stone left unturned. We build trust, encourage each other and take action together.