Now here's a thought. IF the global thermo-haline conveyor shut down, producing a new Younger Dryas event, one of the consequences would unquestionably be a massive migration event. But this one would be quite different. It would be composed of people from northern Eurasia migrating southwards.
Thank you for this vivid, easy-to-understand and impossible to ignore explanation of what is happening and its consequences. It is shocking and appalling that this HAS BEEN KNOWN AND IGNORED by others who have been in a position to take action. We have been doomed by their greed and ALL of our laziness, selfishness and procrastination. If there is any justice, the human race will not survive.
Here's the thing: We are all that--lazy, selfish, and prone to procrastination. But we are more than that: I have witnessed some acts of kindness from people that have restored my faith in us over and over again. This is Childhood's End. And it was inevitable. Every truly successful species proliferates and, some scientists say, eventually eats itself out of house and home. Not only are we consuming natural resources--and space (there are at least 3.5 times too many of us) -- our polluting habits now threaten us and all the of earth's land creatures and many of its sea marvels. We owe it to them to save the planet. And we also owe to those now alive and those will come after us. We are not inherently bad, I think. I rather believe that we have listed way, way, way too far into our individual desires and far, far, far away from our sense of relatedness with other human beings and the world at large and have lost consciousness of our interconnectedness. We "think" in terms that are overfocussed on ourselves and exclude The Commons--and the common good. That doesn't make us horrible people; it makes us deluded. And we are now getting our wake-up call, and we will respond to it, rediscover each other and the world, and remember, in the end, how really loving we are as a species. I believe the future will be an extraordinary renaissance of human goodness, truth and beauty. Will it be tough? Yes. And we're going to make it.
I love your optimism and faith in the human race and wish I could share it. In my 70 years experience of practicing kindness and generosity toward my fellow citizens - not just because it's the best way to be, but because it seems to be my nature and because I always hoped they would respond in kind - I have almost universally been taken advantage of, rejected, and met with contempt. For the last decade, I have become a recluse. Not one of my "friends" has even noticed - even though I posted on social media a few times before I quit bothering and left.
I remain active in things like Robert Reich's, the politicians I support, Brian Tyler Cohen's No Lie on YouTube, and my local politics. I still contribute to the causes I support, as I'm able. I am positively fierce about saving animals - endangered or not. My cat, Mr. Peanut, is practically the only thing that gets me out of bed every day. As long as he's still depending on me, I will try to hang around for him. He's 12 years old now.
My adult children and granddaughter have a bleak future no matter what happens, and that breaks my already broken heart. I'm selfishly glad I won't have to see it. If trump IS somehow returned to the White House... well, suffice to say, even Mr. Peanut won't be able to get me out of bed.
Now here's a thought. IF the global thermo-haline conveyor shut down, producing a new Younger Dryas event, one of the consequences would unquestionably be a massive migration event. But this one would be quite different. It would be composed of people from northern Eurasia migrating southwards.
Thank you for this vivid, easy-to-understand and impossible to ignore explanation of what is happening and its consequences. It is shocking and appalling that this HAS BEEN KNOWN AND IGNORED by others who have been in a position to take action. We have been doomed by their greed and ALL of our laziness, selfishness and procrastination. If there is any justice, the human race will not survive.
Here's the thing: We are all that--lazy, selfish, and prone to procrastination. But we are more than that: I have witnessed some acts of kindness from people that have restored my faith in us over and over again. This is Childhood's End. And it was inevitable. Every truly successful species proliferates and, some scientists say, eventually eats itself out of house and home. Not only are we consuming natural resources--and space (there are at least 3.5 times too many of us) -- our polluting habits now threaten us and all the of earth's land creatures and many of its sea marvels. We owe it to them to save the planet. And we also owe to those now alive and those will come after us. We are not inherently bad, I think. I rather believe that we have listed way, way, way too far into our individual desires and far, far, far away from our sense of relatedness with other human beings and the world at large and have lost consciousness of our interconnectedness. We "think" in terms that are overfocussed on ourselves and exclude The Commons--and the common good. That doesn't make us horrible people; it makes us deluded. And we are now getting our wake-up call, and we will respond to it, rediscover each other and the world, and remember, in the end, how really loving we are as a species. I believe the future will be an extraordinary renaissance of human goodness, truth and beauty. Will it be tough? Yes. And we're going to make it.
I love your optimism and faith in the human race and wish I could share it. In my 70 years experience of practicing kindness and generosity toward my fellow citizens - not just because it's the best way to be, but because it seems to be my nature and because I always hoped they would respond in kind - I have almost universally been taken advantage of, rejected, and met with contempt. For the last decade, I have become a recluse. Not one of my "friends" has even noticed - even though I posted on social media a few times before I quit bothering and left.
I remain active in things like Robert Reich's, the politicians I support, Brian Tyler Cohen's No Lie on YouTube, and my local politics. I still contribute to the causes I support, as I'm able. I am positively fierce about saving animals - endangered or not. My cat, Mr. Peanut, is practically the only thing that gets me out of bed every day. As long as he's still depending on me, I will try to hang around for him. He's 12 years old now.
My adult children and granddaughter have a bleak future no matter what happens, and that breaks my already broken heart. I'm selfishly glad I won't have to see it. If trump IS somehow returned to the White House... well, suffice to say, even Mr. Peanut won't be able to get me out of bed.
Fascinating and important subject to read about.