@hawaiiboy Very accurate post, I share all of those exact concerns. While I want to believe that we are scientifically advanced, determined, and enlightened enough to tackle these problems and come out cleanly on the other side, I sadly have my doubts. Between societal behaviour and the (still) political tendencies to protect their stakeholders as opposed to the best interests of everyone else, there are days I genuinely fear for our future.
Government and society both need a major paradigm shift in terms of how they’re conducted.
@pimoore thank you. Tend to go through my day dealing with the here and now and sleep pretty good at night. It when I look up that I feel the fear.
@Pilchuck I’m not giving up either, though time is not on our side.
Watched the Frontline episode on post 9/11 that flows thru to Dec 6, 2020. It was depressing. Also read a piece on how the South still believe the ideas that the Confederates fought for in the civil war. It plays out in their actions. All of this plus the GOP’s desperation to get back in power will keep pushing the divide which will keep us from moving forward. They only care about being in power and will take us all down with them.
@Pilchuck @hawaiiboy unfortunately when it comes to climate change I agree that we’re not good at seeing the forest through the trees, especially when that whole forest is burning. The even scarier tipping point is already upon us, when permafrost starts thawing out releasing trapped methane into the atmosphere. I believe it’s 50 to 80 times more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2, at which point it’s game over.
The whole thing breaks my heart, as well as makes me angry. We’re still even fighting “Trumpism” here in Canada, which is alive and well I’m sorry to say. Anti-science, anti-vaxxers are now harassing and verbally assaulting doctors and medical staff in front of hospitals, heard chanting “lock them up!” for vaccinating people. So we can’t even get past that stage of denial, let alone climate change.
@pimoore I’m just trying to take care for what I can in our little corner of the planet and hope and wish and dream.
Canada could be the tropics before long
@hawaiiboy I hear you on that one, trying to do the same myself but some days it’s really hard not to get caught up in the fear.
Canada’s already heading that way, especially where I live. I won’t be staying here if that happens.