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Everywhere there is evidence that we have overshot as a civilization. In the garden there aren't as many insects anymore. They're in decline worldwide. The we
by makerofspoons 7y ago
Everywhere there is evidence that we have overshot as a civilization.
In the garden there aren't as many insects anymore. They're in decline worldwide.
The weather isn't how it used to be when you were growing up. It's hotter, colder, harsher.
We are inundated with articles about the collapse of nature- how half the animals that existed in 1970 are now gone, the coral reefs are dead, and there is no end in sight. We are adding yet more people every day.
It's very easy to fall into despair that regardless of what you do today the collapse we are careening towards will erase all of it and more.
- CalRobert 7y agoIt's frustrating that with all this talk of famine, collapse, etc. almost nobody will say "billions of people will die and it could be very very very horrible". You think you're going to be able to do permaculture on your plot? You'll be fine, until someone with more guns than you takes it from you. This is why, as a bleeding-heart lefty greeny hippie who moved to Europe for largely philosophical reasons, I desperately want the EU to get its act together and build a credible military defence.
- seppin 7y ago> It's very easy to fall into despair that regardless of what you do today the collapse we are careening towards will erase all of it and more. The demographic of boomers are to blame for the shift and the lack of response to said threats. Forgive me if i'm not sympathetic to their depression.
- abootstrapper 7y agoThe boomers are well past middle age.
- killjoywashere 7y agoThe boomers are mostly retired, with the exception of some senior executives, senior government officials, etc. They are truly pulling the strings now. The Gen-Xers are the mid-40s folks getting maximum whiplash from the string-pulling.