A more meta thought about ashtrays - I just want to point out that we can do things if we want to. In the last few years I have heard many young people depress

A more meta thought about ashtrays - I just want to point out that we can do things if we want to. In the last few years I have heard many young people depressed, lethargic, and only see doom and gloom because of some self-destructive behaviors. I want to remind them that there is not only possibility but likely probability that we can and will correct ourselves. Think about when we started smoking cigarettes. I distinctly remember the yellow film on windows, the cigarette butts on the streets, the burn marks on arm rests, the thick smoke of restaurants. "Everyone" was smoking, and in a few decades it is now nearly wiped out. We corrected our mistake. How awesome is that?