Acharya Prashant discusses the Wayanad landslide, framing it not as an isolated incident but as a symptom of a continuous, long-term process. He argues that the conversation around climate change is flawed because it only gains attention after a major tragedy, treating the issue episodically. The speaker asserts that what happened on July 30th is a result of actions taken over the past 75 years, including the destruction of two-thirds of Wayanad's natural forest cover for tea plantations and the construction of hotels and resorts for tourism. He points out that the shallow-rooted plantations cannot hold the soil like the original massive trees, making the area prone to landslides. The core of the problem, according to Acharya Prashant, is a faulty model of life rooted in the unending desire for consumption, which serves as a substitute for self-knowledge. This consumerist mindset is promoted by the rich and powerful—politicians, influencers, industrialists, and capitalists—who benefit from it. This creates a situation of 'climate injustice,' where the wealthy, who are primarily responsible for carbon emissions and resource depletion, escape the consequences, while the poor and marginalized, who contribute the least, suffer the most. The speaker notes the irony that the common man often idolizes these very exploiters, a deception facilitated by a media and social culture that is also controlled by the rich. The speaker contends that the solution to the climate crisis is not technological but spiritual. He explains that climate change is a crisis of human desire to consume. A person who attains self-knowledge finds joy in simpler things and their lust for material indulgence diminishes. However, he expresses pessimism about the future, stating that the voices of wisdom and consciousness are being drowned out by the overwhelming noise of consumerism. The algorithms of social media and the mainstream media amplify what is popular and entertaining, not what is true and necessary, further trapping people in a cycle of consumption that is destroying the planet.