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The biggest problem of all is that the whole system is the problem.

• vouaobrasil 3y ago
  The inertia of 7 billion people and their systems that were created on a much smaller scale is huge. How the devil can we effect change with such inertia? We have extreme wealth concentration effected by advanced technology, a hugely complex global economy with immense inequality, and a failing biosphere... I agree with you that the whole system is the problem but is there any hope beyond a massive reform caused by devastating ecological disasters? Personally, I am not too worried for myself. I am sure I can live out the rest of my life in relative comfort, but what about a couple generations down the line?
  • myshpa 3y ago
    The only chance we have is to fix everything at once, as soon as possible. The big rewrite or the really hard crash. The more complex the system you have (and our civilization is pretty complex), the less is enough to take it out of balance, and to cause complete collapse. Those 'devastating ecological disasters' might not give us any time to fix anything then (large scale crop failures, for example). The data shows that the changes in the environment are starting to speed up. The changes will be faster and faster, and nobody knows how fast it will deteriorate. Cascading tipping points make predicting the future extremely hard. I'm also scared for future generations. But I think that those who'll be there when the shit hits the fan were already born. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNYp6oc37ds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNYp6oc37ds ;)