[TLightful]

The world, a couple hundred years ago: Our world is everlasting.

You seem proud of our current predicament.

There have been huge technical advances. Incredible progress.

But equally huge destruction and incredible externalities.

You seem to enjoy fireworks.

[nix23]

You mix completely different arguments just to justify that you are right.

>The world, a couple hundred years ago: Our world is everlasting.

No one ever said that...not even the bible ;)

>There have been huge technical advances. Incredible progress.

>But equally huge destruction and incredible externalities.

That like saing Aircraft's are incredible but they make pollution...it says absolutely nothing.

>You seem to enjoy fireworks.

An you seem enjoying wasting energy for nothing...not even a beautiful firework.

[TLightful]

>>it says absolutely nothing.

Except to describe the entire history of the last, maybe 150-300 years, and the dilemma of the next 150-300 years.

And, anyway, I enjoy a good firework, but I never said I wanted our world to be one.

[nix23]

A desert is the opposite of a firework.

[nickpp]

The world, a couple hundred of years ago: overpopulation will starve us all.

Pessimists have been historically wrong. I consciously choose to be an (prudent) optimist.

[TLightful]

I think the truth depends on your timeframe.

I'm a frustrated optimist, if that helps.