I've been desensitized to a large extent as well. I was scared shitless as a 7 year old - thirty years ago - of disappearing rain forests and global warming. A

I've been desensitized to a large extent as well. I was scared shitless as a 7 year old - thirty years ago - of disappearing rain forests and global warming. As a 36 old software engineer with a MSc in physics I don't have any better tools at my disposal to do anything to the matter as I had as a 7 year old. I just can't care anymore after seeing so much world energy spent on pointless bickering and national pomp. Banal political agendas drive discussions that should be cool and rational. Green movement - the spearhead of positive change in it's time - has degenerated into treehugging lunatics and irrational policies that are actively harmful to the environment (I'm speaking of nuclear energy of course). I'm pretty sure fossil fuel industry and their owners have actively blocked research into alternative forms of energy economy - my personal tinfoil belief. Suddenly when green energy has huge political backing we are starting to see immense leaps forward. I'm optimistic we can do something as a species. Look what we did with CFC compounds. Ozone layer was rescued with international cooperation. But I don't think trillions of dollars were held in capital in unused CFC resources. I still believe humanity has a bright future ahead of itself. But I have no financial assets nor do I have any political power - both of which would be required to do something actively to help the human race.