What We Were Willing to Pass On

This 2026 open letter by Greg Twemlow serves as a poignant moral record for his descendants, addressing the systemic failures of the polycrisis era. He characterises the modern destruction of the natural world as a desecration rather than a mere crisis, arguing that society prioritised short-term profit over its sacred responsibility to the planet. The text critiques the intergenerational betrayal committed by those in power who normalised environmental and social decay through sophisticated language and political cowardice. Twemlow rejects easy apologies, instead calling for a crisis of tempo to be resolved through reflection, truth-telling, and a refusal of extractive logic. Ultimately, the source functions as an archival act of witness, urging future generations to restore the harmony that his own era failed to protect. Read the article.About the Author - Greg Twemlow writes and teaches at the intersection of technology, education, and human judgment. He works with educators and businesses to make AI explainable and assessable in classrooms and boardrooms — to ensure AI users show their process and own their decisions. His cognition protocol, the Context & Critique Rule™, is built on a three-step process: Evidence → Cognition → Discernment — a bridge from what’s scattered to what’s chosen. Context & Critique → Accountable AI™. © 2025 Greg Twemlow. “Context & Critique → Accountable AI” and “Context & Critique Rule” are unregistered trademarks (™).