I was being sarcastic, I don’t think I was necessarily being glib. I suppose the deeper point I was trying to make was that “this time is different/special” is

I was being sarcastic, I don’t think I was necessarily being glib. I suppose the deeper point I was trying to make was that “this time is different/special” is shallow thinking, as is believing that the real issue is with our “current greedy short term thinking”. The real issue is the human condition, which remains largely as it has throughout our history. We need to choose a way to live knowing we will die, and then live that way.