The Boy Who Cried “Environmental Collapse”
It was brought to my attention by an old, wise man that a lot of the fears I’ve been sharing through this website are old hat. The environmental movement of the 1970’s warned of impending doom, mass starvation, and general collapse of the environment. 35 years later, we’re still here and the situation actually looks a little better (depending on how you’re measuring).
It’s tempting to use these earlier false warnings to dismiss the fears of people like me. Yet it seems foolhardy to assume that we can continue on our path all honkey-dory for much longer. One lifetime ago, we transitioned to the car-dominated culture of mass production. Half a lifetime ago, we started down the path of globalization. I’m worried what I’ll find in my lifetime–which is to say nothing of my children’s and their children’s.
Please don’t put too much faith in the hopes that the current warnings will fall short just as those from the 1970’s did. There is simply too much at stake.
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