| Another perspective: humanity's biggest problem is our inability to understand the exponential function [1]. As for climate change, the only way that ends is after massive death and destruction or due to economics (specifically: carbon emission sources get replaced because they're cheaper). It's too large, expensive and long-term for people to care otherwise. The pandemic should've dispelled any notions you may have had about humanity not being staggeringly selfish. The social and political disasters are more solvable. The world powers (and the US in particular) need to stop screwing with the rest of the world purely for their material gain. The US loves to sanction, incite a revolution or just outright invade any country that even talks about (let alone actually) nationalizes natural resources [2]. Cuba and Venezuela spring to mind. In Ecuador after Chevron caused massive environmental damage and the government secured a $9.5 billion judgement, the US reacted by empowering an oil law firm to criminally prosecute the US lawyer (Steven Donziger) for fraud in the US [3]. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6E156F1A50BB7B72 [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_r... [3]: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/04/science/mcgovern-call... |