The OP is infected with what I call the "doom-and-gloom mind-virus." Like all mind-viruses, this one too prevents those infected from seeing reality as it truly

The OP is infected with what I call the "doom-and-gloom mind-virus." Like all mind-viruses, this one too prevents those infected from seeing reality as it truly is, as complex as it is. I routinely come across people who believe "there is nothing we can do at this point," even in those cases when there is evidence suggesting otherwise. Yes, greater civilizational complexity is correlated with greater energy flows.[a] But our planet is only a tiny little speck of dust in relation to the size of our galaxy, which has between 100 and 400 billion stars, most significantly larger than our sun.[b] And our galaxy is only a speck of dust in relation to the size of the known universe, which is estimated to have 100 to 200 billion galaxies.[c] We're far from running out of expansion possibilities. Moreover, it's very difficult, if not impossible, to predict in advance how human ingenuity (and eventually, perhaps, AI ingenuity) might be able to address some of the challenges ahead of us. Let us not be doomers. Instead, let us be dreamers, problem-solvers, doers. --- [a] https://bhp-public.oerproject.com/ https://bhp-public.oerproject.com/ [b] https://www.space.com/25959-how-many-stars-are-in-the-milky-way.html https://www.space.com/25959-how-many-stars-are-in-the-milky-... [c] https://www.space.com/25303-how-many-galaxies-are-in-the-universe.html https://www.space.com/25303-how-many-galaxies-are-in-the-uni...