> My impression is that a lot of developments that were already going wrong for quite a long time, but could be ignored relatively easily, are now reaching a br

> My impression is that a lot of developments that were already going wrong for quite a long time, but could be ignored relatively easily, are now reaching a breaking point. This. Humanity is running up against our planets' finite resources. In increasing # of ways, the gains of technology are being outpaced by population growth, our careless use of resources, politics dragging their feet on greenhouse gasses, etc, etc. Result: ecological, economic, social & political mayhem. Civilizations have crashed before, but (whether we do or not) this time it's global. We're all in the same boat. Where this leads? Who knows. 1 Thing is certain: our world has become less reliable, less predictable. We're entering uncharted territory (that is the scary part, imho. There's no escape hatch & almost everyone will be affected). So we'll have a new world. Maybe -given time- one without us? :-/