The Homo Energeticus: maturity, inheritance, identity
In this letter, modern society’s intimate bond to the convenience and reliability of delivered energy services results in a form of identification I call the Homo Energeticus . The Homo Energeticus relies upon a mature system of services for achieving an equivalency of status and prestige that is hi...
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| description | In this letter, modern society’s intimate bond to the convenience and reliability of delivered energy services results in a form of identification I call the Homo Energeticus . The Homo Energeticus relies upon a mature system of services for achieving an equivalency of status and prestige that is historically similar to the morality of a noble class. I describe the uniqueness of this identity by its imperative for acquiring experience through an invisibility of energy expenditures. In this way, the Homo Energeticus cultivates a highly individualized life whose ambience of perfection, while created personally, is only successful insofar as it conceals energy expenditures in labor and supply. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6fbcbd560364916a11cb1c2bfc8ad1e2023-08-09T14:25:29ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262013-01-018101403110.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014031The Homo Energeticus: maturity, inheritance, identityArthur Mason02012–13 US-Norway Fulbright Scholar, Department of Archaeology and Social Anthropology, University of Tromsø , NorwayIn this letter, modern society’s intimate bond to the convenience and reliability of delivered energy services results in a form of identification I call the Homo Energeticus . The Homo Energeticus relies upon a mature system of services for achieving an equivalency of status and prestige that is historically similar to the morality of a noble class. I describe the uniqueness of this identity by its imperative for acquiring experience through an invisibility of energy expenditures. In this way, the Homo Energeticus cultivates a highly individualized life whose ambience of perfection, while created personally, is only successful insofar as it conceals energy expenditures in labor and supply.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014031identityconsumptionenergy transition |
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| title | The Homo Energeticus: maturity, inheritance, identity |
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| title_short | The Homo Energeticus: maturity, inheritance, identity |
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| topic | identity consumption energy transition |
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