I'm all for doing smart things: planting trees and creating gardens and doing what we can to live in harmony with nature. Reducing/Reusing/Recycling where it's

I'm all for doing smart things: planting trees and creating gardens and doing what we can to live in harmony with nature. Reducing/Reusing/Recycling where it's wise: not the paper straws that don't work after 30 seconds and not paper bags that break if you put more than 3 items in the bag. But I'd say that the smartest thing any of us can be individually doing is focusing on making money and creating a prosperous, stable society that has the resources to research/implement new energy sources and adapt to any environmental challenges. The future techs that will really matter (maybe better nuclear or more efficient battery storage and better desalinization methods) will not be likely to come from poor areas. The poor areas of the world are busy chopping down any remaining nearby trees for firewood and trying to survive. And I'd say this. Don't listen to the "experts". Go fucking make babies. That's what makes preserving the future worth it. If you're not having kids, asshole politicians who are only concerned about GDP numbers and finding a bunch of new people to load with credit card debt will simply import other people and give them your future.