So, too many humans are using/depleting too many natural resources and producing too much pollution, including GHGs and global heating driving climate collapse. We are 3,000 times more numerous today than were our migratory Hunter-Gatherer clan living (less than 150 members, the Dunbar number) ancestors worldwide. What could possibly go wrong? Everything.
It's always more fun to blame someone else. But the fact that I'm reading and responding to this with my own personal desktop computer from a home I mostly own (still paying mortgage) puts me in that 10%. I try to be concious about my contributions to these problems and mitigate my effects by consuming less, supporting local economic efforts, etc. but I'm still guilty as charged. As will be most of the other people reading and responding to this post.
You point out an important irony here: Those in the group of protestors and activist driving the movements against the financially elite—going back to the "protest against the 1%"—were protesting against a group that on a global PPP metric they themselves were part of. "We have seen the enemy and it is us". Good news! I think there is real hope if we can get past blaming the mirror for a bad hair day. Your content is very helpful in pointing out where the problem lies!
So, too many humans are using/depleting too many natural resources and producing too much pollution, including GHGs and global heating driving climate collapse. We are 3,000 times more numerous today than were our migratory Hunter-Gatherer clan living (less than 150 members, the Dunbar number) ancestors worldwide. What could possibly go wrong? Everything.
If the global middle class stopped paying to fund the war machine, we could afford to mitigate our historic damages and provide care across the globe.
It's always more fun to blame someone else. But the fact that I'm reading and responding to this with my own personal desktop computer from a home I mostly own (still paying mortgage) puts me in that 10%. I try to be concious about my contributions to these problems and mitigate my effects by consuming less, supporting local economic efforts, etc. but I'm still guilty as charged. As will be most of the other people reading and responding to this post.
You point out an important irony here: Those in the group of protestors and activist driving the movements against the financially elite—going back to the "protest against the 1%"—were protesting against a group that on a global PPP metric they themselves were part of. "We have seen the enemy and it is us". Good news! I think there is real hope if we can get past blaming the mirror for a bad hair day. Your content is very helpful in pointing out where the problem lies!