Re-thinking Our Relationship with the Earth: Is the Anthropocene the Answer?

**“[Welcome to the Anthropocene](https://www.economist.com/leaders/2011/05/26/welcome-to-the-anthropocene),” The Economist declared in 2011, a bold invitation to see ourselves not just as inhabitants of our planet but a geological and geomorphological force actively shaping its future. Yet, as we reckon with this proposition, we must ask ourselves: Are we truly re-thinking our relationship with the Earth, or are we simply upholding a dangerous attachment to the economic structures, institutional frameworks, and power dynamics associated with our current predicament?**