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“What we are currently living through is a kind of major tipping point or a great upheaval … we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance

by remir 4y ago

“What we are currently living through is a kind of major tipping point or a great upheaval … we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance … the end of the abundance of products of technologies that seemed always available … the end of the abundance of land and materials including water,” he said. As an outsider, I think it's refreshing to see an elected official admit this openly.

survirtual 4y ago
It would be more refreshing if he said “an end of abundance for all you plebs. Me and my buddies? We’re in an unprecedented age of abundance off all your backs, and you’re letting us get away with it without even lifting a finger! We at least thought by now you’d have pitchforks or something out so we can mow you down with autonomous drones, but turns out we just feed you drivel on facebook and tiktok and you turn into compliant little drones. Anyway, enjoy your heat waves and droughts and hunger rapidly approaching, we’ll be in our bunkers and mansions and yachts you poor saps built for us”
- qsdf38100 4y ago
  Meh. Someone has to rise the question of when do we stop wasting ressources because we can? Or maybe we can’t anymore ? But he’s not allowed to rise this problem because he’s rich? If this guy was after money he would have continued his career in finance. Usual Macron bashing, he’s responsible for anything bad that happens but can’t get credit for anything good.
  - survirtual 4y ago
    I don’t even know who Macron is — besides his title and the fact he is clearly rich. I try my best to not know anyone I can’t shake my hands with. I’d rather know the sound of wind, streams, trees, the expanse of night stars, and the people I can share meals with next to a fire enjoying the same things. What I do know is that it is universally hypocritical to tell a people the gravy train is over for you, while you continue to ride it. That is not leadership and that is not someone anyone should be elevating. A leader in this climate should give up ALL private possessions. Their riches should be used directly to further the goals of the human condition. They should not live in richness but in similar conditions to the least fortunate — so that they know what population to target with policy to lift them out of suffering. You might be used to these charlatans people call leaders, but it doesn’t change what they are regardless how “normal” it might seem. They are not leaders. They are frauds. They are impoverished of spirit, and no amount of riches can overcome that. It is tiring to see people lead by these poor, peasant souls who are wealthy in money only — when there are so many noble souls on Earth without an avenue to share their gifts. So no, until he lives on the streets and sees the conditions of common people, he is not allowed to raise the issue. Until he stops flying on private jets, he is not allowed to raise the issue. Until he gives up living in luxury, until he cooks his own food, until he washes his own laundry, until he experiences what people experience, he is an insect in being able to say anything meaningful. As is anyone like him. As an aside, it is astounding to me how quickly people rise to defend these men and women who they have never met. Is anyone so quick to defend their neighbor? Is anyone so quick to defend a beggar on a street corner? A man losing his job to outsourcing? How is it that people have so many opinions on those they have never shook hands with, never shared a meal with, never even exchanged gazes with, but leave their fellow many around them to die for all they care? Sad.
    - qsdf38100 4y ago
      Oh come on, you’re telling us a leader has to live in the worst conditions to be legitimate ? He has to be Jesus or he can GTFO? I have bad news for you, humans are not selfless supreme beings, so expecting that from a leader is not realistic. It’s just a convenient way for you of rejecting any kind of authority. But then you shouldn’t expect to have any kind of authority because you’re not Jesus either. Or anyone for that matter. Such an absolute position is bad faith, childlike and harmful.
haunter 4y ago
Refreshing? Really? The 1% won't see any change. It's the end of abundance for the peasants, the nobility won't be affected at all.

by remir 4y ago

survirtual 4y ago

It would be more refreshing if he said “an end of abundance for all you plebs. Me and my buddies? We’re in an unprecedented age of abundance off all your backs, and you’re letting us get away with it without even lifting a finger! We at least thought by now you’d have pitchforks or something out so we can mow you down with autonomous drones, but turns out we just feed you drivel on facebook and tiktok and you turn into compliant little drones. Anyway, enjoy your heat waves and droughts and hunger rapidly approaching, we’ll be in our bunkers and mansions and yachts you poor saps built for us”

qsdf38100 4y ago
Meh. Someone has to rise the question of when do we stop wasting ressources because we can? Or maybe we can’t anymore ? But he’s not allowed to rise this problem because he’s rich? If this guy was after money he would have continued his career in finance. Usual Macron bashing, he’s responsible for anything bad that happens but can’t get credit for anything good.
- survirtual 4y ago
  I don’t even know who Macron is — besides his title and the fact he is clearly rich. I try my best to not know anyone I can’t shake my hands with. I’d rather know the sound of wind, streams, trees, the expanse of night stars, and the people I can share meals with next to a fire enjoying the same things. What I do know is that it is universally hypocritical to tell a people the gravy train is over for you, while you continue to ride it. That is not leadership and that is not someone anyone should be elevating. A leader in this climate should give up ALL private possessions. Their riches should be used directly to further the goals of the human condition. They should not live in richness but in similar conditions to the least fortunate — so that they know what population to target with policy to lift them out of suffering. You might be used to these charlatans people call leaders, but it doesn’t change what they are regardless how “normal” it might seem. They are not leaders. They are frauds. They are impoverished of spirit, and no amount of riches can overcome that. It is tiring to see people lead by these poor, peasant souls who are wealthy in money only — when there are so many noble souls on Earth without an avenue to share their gifts. So no, until he lives on the streets and sees the conditions of common people, he is not allowed to raise the issue. Until he stops flying on private jets, he is not allowed to raise the issue. Until he gives up living in luxury, until he cooks his own food, until he washes his own laundry, until he experiences what people experience, he is an insect in being able to say anything meaningful. As is anyone like him. As an aside, it is astounding to me how quickly people rise to defend these men and women who they have never met. Is anyone so quick to defend their neighbor? Is anyone so quick to defend a beggar on a street corner? A man losing his job to outsourcing? How is it that people have so many opinions on those they have never shook hands with, never shared a meal with, never even exchanged gazes with, but leave their fellow many around them to die for all they care? Sad.
  - qsdf38100 4y ago
    Oh come on, you’re telling us a leader has to live in the worst conditions to be legitimate ? He has to be Jesus or he can GTFO? I have bad news for you, humans are not selfless supreme beings, so expecting that from a leader is not realistic. It’s just a convenient way for you of rejecting any kind of authority. But then you shouldn’t expect to have any kind of authority because you’re not Jesus either. Or anyone for that matter. Such an absolute position is bad faith, childlike and harmful.

haunter 4y ago

Refreshing? Really? The 1% won't see any change. It's the end of abundance for the peasants, the nobility won't be affected at all.