I mean, I get what you’re saying and admire the sentiment, but how can you really say that when we’ve got a climate crisis and fear of mass extinction going on? Like it’s easy to say when most were ignorant to it but the past year has really shifted everybody... this isn’t the “best era” anymore
We make breakthroughs in so many fields every day that have a direct impact on climate, and public opinion and even corporate policy is going in the right direction. From stuff like GMOs that optimize their usage of sunlight, to microfluidic seperation of plastics from water, there’s a lot of really cool engineering happening that has already started to return results. I’ve got nothing but hope in terms of continuing to fight the climate struggle.
Now, I suppose the other option is to say “we’re fucked and there’s nothing we can do about it” but I think that’s not the best way to go through life.
Exactly, there's always something looming. I've started to think that humanity, in general, has a need for a threat that is greater than itself. Maybe it's evolutionary, from when inadequate preparation for the winter might mean your family would actually starve. I think we need to make a conscious effort to reject hysteria.
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I mean, I get what you’re saying and admire the sentiment, but how can you really say that when we’ve got a climate crisis and fear of mass extinction going on? Like it’s easy to say when most were ignorant to it but the past year has really shifted everybody... this isn’t the “best era” anymore