I think a generation had to go by first though. "Give a hoot,
don't pollute" was still a thing in the 80s when the
hot-and-heavy research-in-this-one-direction began. So people
would've thought about owls. But if we can blame the weather on
pollution? Well, EVERYBODY complains about the weather, and NOW
FINALLY somebody's gonna _do_ something about it. So it was a
practical angle for a number of years, psychologically. == The
whole global warming/climate change/greenhouse effect angle
means I've spent 1/2 my life so far hearing, "WE HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE" and I'm like.. ok, well, go
ahead if you want. I put my recycling in the recycle bin most of
the time. My sphere of influence is limited and I do what I can
where I'm at. But I don't like being a mouthpiece for others in
general. I have to really be into an issue for that. This one?
I'm really not that into. Never was. Somebody else's religious
fervor to convince everybody but not mine. = Well, here's
the way I see it: The earth is tough. If we screw up the climate
for our needs, the earth will survive, thrive and change and
life will continue. Will we be a part of it? I dunno. I suspect
we will. I tend to be very skeptical of apocalyptic viewpoints
generally, no matter how much data is behind it, so that might
be a point where we differ. == Well, it's a tough situation:
When we're SUCCESSFUL at making change happen, people always
say, "See, there was never a problem in the first place -
everything's fine". So I dont' want to do that. I'm usually the
guy that has to work in the background and FIX everything so it
appears there was never a real problem in the first place. == I
spend my life hearing people say, "I don't know what you're so
stressed about - it would've worked out fine even if you did
nothing". I've learned to ignore those people through the years
because they'll never 'get it' - that it takes a lot of work to
keep things working. ==
Well, it's practical when paired up with, "And here's what we
can do about it: Reduce pollution, invent new technologies which
can reduce the effects... create new legislation to.... issue
sanctions against countries who do [x]... support homegrown
efforts to...."and stuff like that. What you've said, when
paired with, "...and here's what we humans can do about it". is
practical.I don't have to believe to know what's practical smile
emoticon Even if it's "keeping people busy until The End" -
that's practical.
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*"Where there's life, there's hope". That's my overall view of
things. Even if 98% of the population goes away and there are
pockets of livable space underground and we have to eventually
recolonize elsewhere in hundreds of years and eeek out our
survival in the meantime, I'm ok with that possible future as
well.
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Quite true. I mean if ppl wanna do something about it, I'm ok
with it. I'll analogize: During the Serbia/Kosovo war/conflict,
there were people they (somebody did I forgot who) called the
"white shirt brigade". They put on their suit and ties and went
to work everyday. They avoided areas of conflict when they
drove. They did their jobs. They came home, fed their families.
Same happens in Syria today. Everywhere there's war, people
continue leading normal lives. Most people aren't fighting or
bombing. They are the people who save things. I believe that
100%.
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*They are. Crossing borders, dealing with the BS of war by
working around it, they carry on. Theme of WWII "Keep calm and
carry on". Theme of Post 9/11 USA. Its true. It's my approach
with global warming. I do what I can but beyond that, if I want
civilization to continue, I remain civilized smile emoticon
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