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Welcome to the new century where each distinct generation is so out of touch with the previous the only conclusion they have is utter destruction.
by pxue 7y ago
Welcome to the new century where each distinct generation is so out of touch with the previous the only conclusion they have is utter destruction.
- smadge 7y agoJared Diamond isn’t talking about problems that can be tied to recent technologies or youthful ideology that can be explained away as one generation not understanding the previous. He is specifically citing 1) the release of carbon dioxide over the past 200 years of mass industrialization 2) the extensive and increasing overuse of resources such as water, topsoil, fisheries which has been increasing unsustainably for hundreds of years 3) the proliferation of nuclear weapons which is again a trend over many decades. I don’t understand how someone can read this interview and conclude “this old fogey doesn’t understand the zoomers!”