envelope of regularity
When graphing the development of the political landscape and technology, as the two sides, and then, in the middle of the diagram, the chemistry and biology of the atmosphere, water environment, and forestation. Because technology is the way in which we amplify or protect ourselves to be able to live beyond our capacities. Fluctuations stayed within defined limits. We now have fluctuations that defy the old norms. Our actions have opened the envelope of regularity, and we are living without limits that we can define. (Fullilove, 2020, 187)