> I see no reason to worry about, or even be concerned with, "greater" things like "a better world", "a mass extinction event", or "humanity". > My "sphere of

> I see no reason to worry about, or even be concerned with, "greater" things like "a better world", "a mass extinction event", or "humanity". > My "sphere of influence", and therefore my interest, is limited to the people and things I come across. Maybe if you claim to be practicing "single generation sustainability" petroleum geologists will pay you to give speeches. Somebody has to pick up Michael Crichton's slack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_generation_sustainability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_generation_sustainabilit...