Is that a noble man rejecting modernity and embracing tradition? Or is it a lunatic with a lance trying to disembowel a shepherd?The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes (Saavedra) is the much beloved literary classic—and perhaps the world&#39;s first true novel—but its reputation goes far beyond the book itself. The character has spawned his own adjective: "quixotic", which gets levied at anyone who dares to dream a bit too big.But is this a word kind of like "epicurean", whose true meaning is subverted by modern use? I believe the answer is yes.This episode goes out to all of the climate people who dare to dream of a better, kinder world, and why I don&#39;t think your critics know what being "quixotic" means.This Episode&#39;s Sponsors<a href="https://www.philiplee.ie" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Philip Lee LLP: legal resources for carbon removal buyers and suppliers⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.arbonics.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Arbonics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: forestry project developer in the EU⁠⁠</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7z6Te5992TTu4zm9CTN6FL?si=10600b075e9842ac" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen to the RCC episode with Lisett Luik from Arbonics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Become a sponsor by emailing carbon.removal.strategies[at]gmail.com<a href="https://get.descript.com/rcc" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use this affiliate link to use Descript&#39;s transcripting and podcast editing service⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_5&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=rcc" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use this affiliate link to use Riverside to record your podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://share.hsforms.com/18pFh9zfLSEC_91U5xSocLwd0zxv?referrer_email=carbon.removal.strategies@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the 9Zero climate coworking space with my referral code⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Resources<a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/reversingclimatechange/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a paid subscriber of Reversing Climate Change⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://substack.com/@reversingclimatechangepodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Subscribe to the Reversing Climate Change Substack</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssd3U_zicAI" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">"(What&#39;s So Funny &#39;Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Don Quixote</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jainism</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jKr3Dq0uVw" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">It&#39;s hard for me to think about Don Quixote without also thinking about Sir Digby Chicken Caesar from That Mitchell and Webb Look since it is so clearly based upon Sancho and Don Quixote</a>...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Confederacy_of_Dunces" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">And also Ignatius J. Reilly from A Confederacy of Dunces</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_La_Mancha_(film)" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Man of La Mancha (musical)</a><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/reject-modernity-embrace-tradition" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Reject Modernity, Embrace Tradition meme</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ8iZu-BAVM&list=RDeQ8iZu-BAVM&start_radio=1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">"Golden Helmet of Mambrino" from Man of La Mancha</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertextuality" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Intertextuality</a>I didn&#39;t explicitly name cases of left-wing nostalgia, but you can look to the Paris Commune (and earlier revolutionary moments in France), primitive communism, republican Spain, the consensus capitalism nostalgia of Michael Moore, etc.<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Henry-VIII-King-and-Court-Audiobook/B06XP2VQL5?ref_pageloadid=KC1rRdiSPHINhd6I&pf_rd_p=80765e81-b10a-4f33-b1d3-ffb87793d047&pf_rd_r=QV82BS8TM1747SESA6ZD&plink=myJTJb3k0nA3Ij7T&pageLoadId=R9AG0CQsnvsMgA3D&creativeId=4ee810cf-ac8e-4eeb-8b79-40e176d0a225&ref=a_library_t_c5_libItem_B06XP2VQL5_2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Henry VIII: King and Court by Alison Weir</a>

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