-- The moment when human rules are defeated by nature
Laws exist to bring order to human society.
They set boundaries, limit actions, and clarify responsibilities.
But human history has shown time and again.
There are areas where the law does not apply.
And that area is soil.
The earth does not listen to orders
Laws are imperatives:
“Prohibit,” “Manage,” “Control.”
But soil doesn’t understand commands.
– Fertilize with chemicals
– Maximize yields
– Plant a single crop
Given these commands, soil will initially obey.
But at some point, it will inevitably stop responding.
This manifests itself in:
– A decline in soil fertility
– Loss of water retention
– Increased disease burden
– Simultaneous droughts and floods
This is not rebellion; it’s a physical and ecological necessity.
The law can be stopped, but the soil cannot be stopped.
Governments can stop many things with laws.
Crop cultivation
Distribution
Trade
However,
the activity of fungi in the soil cannot be stopped.
Laws cannot control the movement of water or the growth of roots.
Even if prohibited,
the soil will begin to live again if the conditions are right.
The modern nation-state's misunderstanding of "manageable nature"
This is how modern nation-states understood nature:
It can be broken down.
It can be managed.
It can be quantified.
Based on this idea,
agriculture was industrialized,
and soil was treated as a “production device.”
But soil is not a device.
It is a complex, irreversible mass of relationships.
It's not the law that's broken, it's the assumptions
When the soil breaks down,
it’s not the crops that break down first.
Institutions, plans, and predictions break down.
Laws are written on the premise that “this is how it should be.”
But when the soil rejects those assumptions,
the law becomes meaningless.
The "logic of soil" demonstrated by hemp
Hemp is the clearest example of this “logic of the soil.”
No matter how much it is regulated,
how much it is misunderstood,
how much it is excluded,
if the conditions are right, hemp will grow.
– It spreads deep roots
– It attracts fungi
– It loosens the soil
– It returns water
This is not an ideology.
It is the result of ecology.
Even if banned, recovery will occur
Hemp demonstrates the existence of “unforbidden recovery.”
Laws can restrict crops.
Markets can control prices.
But the conditions for soil regeneration cannot be controlled.
As bacteria grow, organic matter returns, and water circulates, recovery begins quietly.
Why do nations fear the soil?
What nations fear
is not rebellion,
but uncontrollable rationality.
The logic of Earth
-Does not lie
-Does not favoritism
-Does not allow delays
Mismanagement
Always results in delayed outcomes.
Laws can be updated, but soil won't wait
Laws can be changed.
Policies can be redirected.
But the soil continues to react during this time.
– Lost organic matter
– Severed mycelium
– Lost topsoil
These things won’t easily come back.
Conclusion
Ultimately, it is not the law that prevails.
It is the logic of the soil.
Humans can make rules,
but they cannot create the preconditions of nature.
Droughts and floods,
all of these are the result of ignoring the logic of the soil.
So,
before any policy is decided, there is one question we must ask:
Will this approach work on the soil?