> maybe we should be careful about what we're doing > realistically can shift to a whole new paradigm. I wish it was different, but I believe that a smooth tr

> maybe we should be careful about what we're doing > realistically can shift to a whole new paradigm. I wish it was different, but I believe that a smooth transition (i.e. evolution) from wasting everything we have to "let's all live a little bit more sustainable" is not a choice. The price tag of such a shift in paradigms may be a revolution. For example I could think of a very very big market crash which would reveal any of these dirty bookkeeping tricks which delayed the crash so far. After such a clearing with all assets set to zero, humanity might be ready to try the next social system experiment, whatever that may be. That would be an event with immediate consequences. But telling John Doe that "the planet is in danger because it gets a few degrees warmer, may not buy you his support for taking away his beloved smartphone and weekends in wherever...