Author: Purple Sofa

An awakened creative who loves nature, human connection and the written and spoken word. An adult, human female who cherishes freedom - freedom of thought, speech, assembly and movement.

Viewpoint: Ego travellers

June 4, 2018

“The urge to self-photograph and upload, to document and publish our every significant experience, was in the news again last month, when it was reported that several holiday companies are marketing ‘Instagram-friendly tours’ catering for ‘ego travellers’ among the millennial generation.  This came hard on the heels of Thomas Cook’s announcement that it might sell … More Viewpoint: Ego travellers

Humans represent just 0.01% of all life, but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals

June 4, 2018

A new assessment of all planetary life based on biomass – or weight – has revealed humanity to be ‘both insignificant and utterly dominant’.  The Israeli study estimates that the world’s 7.6 billion people make up just 0.01% of the mass of all living things.  (Worms have a combined mass three times greater than us.) … More Humans represent just 0.01% of all life, but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals