It's difficult at times to be terribly sanguine about our future on this planet when we stop to consider that the neoliberal Thought Leaders who govern us, by and large, believe in policies that are insane. I mean, we're running out of water here out West, so let's sell off a bunch to some energy company so they can use it to contaminate groundwater---that farmers rely on---and start a few earthquakes. I dunno, maybe we'll "innovate" our way out of impending mass extinction events, but as long as enormous profits can be extracted from the despoliation of our environment, it's hard to see where this ever stops until its just too damned late to prevent the extinction of everything. Cheery thought!
---Baron V
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