"The world is a human life-support system, a machine designed to produce and sustain human life." (Quinn, 69)
Question: Is this "machine" one that runs itself or are there "workers" that need to maintain it?
Response: I'm not sure if I agree or disagree with this statement from Ishmael. However, I do think that it makes sense. I do think that the world supports many life forms on this planet, in addition to humans. Even if the world was designed to sustain human life, it doesn't just give humans what they want or need on a silver platter. People will only receive what they deserve from the world. And even when they do work hard, they don't always get what they want. As Quinn said on page 73, "...the world defied him."I think that if the world is a machine, then humans are the workers that should be maintaining it. Workers should take care of the machines they are working on and make sure that they are working correctly. If these workers fail to do what they need to do, then they will be out of a job. Without a job, the worker will no longer have any income. And so he will have to look elsewhere for work. If the earth is the machine and we are the workers, it is essential for us to maintain the machine like a good worker should. If we fail this task, we have no second option. Sure, there are tons of other planets out there, but there are none (that we are aware of) that will sustain human kind like our planet does. We only have this single machine. If we fail to maintain this machine, we lose our income. We lose our planet.
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