Thinking at the scale of the Anthropocene highlights the significant burden on all life imposed by the residues of industrialization as well as continued pollution. But it also risks a disconnect between the functioning of planetary atmospheres and the functioning of local airs. In this thought-piece, we consider together the potato chip bag, the asthma inhaler, and climate positive building design as scalar practices of Anthropocene air. By figuring Anthropocene air as an interscalar vehicle, we show connections between matter and relations that seem distant and disconnected. We do this by honing in on respiration as a transformative atmospheric process that has been designed in advanced capitalism to extend life for some, while denying life for others. We point to seconds, hours, days, weeks, and seasons to highlight how containment technologies and respiratory processes function in the Anthropocene to remake air. These technologies and practices, which all too often go unnoticed in consumption landscapes, demonstrate that despite Anthropocene air’s tendency to exceed human agency, it is liable to engineering. Doing this offers insight into where different scales of action can be mobilized.

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人类世间的呼吸：通过围堵技术进行规模化思考

对人类世的规模的思考突显了工业化残余物和持续污染给所有生命带来的沉重负担。但是，这也有可能使行星大气的功能与局部空气的功能脱节。在这个想法中，我们将薯片袋，哮喘吸入器和对气候有利的建筑设计综合考虑为人类世的标量实践。通过将人类世的空气看作是一种标间交通工具，我们展示了物质与似乎遥不可及的联系之间的联系。为此，我们将呼吸视为一种变革性的大气过程，将其磨练为先进的资本主义，旨在延长某些人的生命，而拒绝其他人的生命。我们指的是秒，小时，天，周，并通过季节来突出人类世间遏制技术和呼吸过程如何作用以重现空气。这些技术和实践在消费环境中常常不为人所知，这表明，尽管人类世大气倾向于超越人类的能力，但它仍易于工程设计。这样做可以洞悉可以动员不同规模的行动。