I truly love the optimism, but even our experiences in democracy don't seem to support this. [1] Plus, does what you're saying even feel true in your own life

I truly love the optimism, but even our experiences in democracy don't seem to support this. [1] Plus, does what you're saying even feel true in your own life now? Does knowing something in your youth make you a louder or better or more powerful advocate in a far future. Slow catastrophies are a human blind spot, and I lack your confidence that extending our individual window from 80 to 120 years would make us better able to grapple. Especially considering that those additional 60 years are going to have a much more stubborn and formed and fully-convicted mind piloting the body around. [1]: Ch 6 of "Democracy for Realists", "The Specious Present" https://books.google.ca/books?id=M4m9DgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=democracy+for+realists&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiEnM_b4vbmAhVFnOAKHcF7A1cQ6AEIKTAA#v=snippet&q=louis%20uchitelle%20(2004)&f=false https://books.google.ca/books?id=M4m9DgAAQBAJ&printsec=front...