It’s quite possible that we actually are at the onset of a “collective awakening.” Maybe we’ve seen enough. Enough hatred. Enough stupidity. Maybe we see the handwriting on the wall for women’s rights, for environmental decay. Maybe Americans don’t want …
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What Matters Most
The meme here is powerful, but there is no evidence that such a moment will actually arrive. Of course, it’s possible that humankind will find itself on the precipice of some sort of collapse, perhaps, via environmental decay, and there …
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Inaction and Regret
Abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe left us with this: “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” Of course this applies to our private lives, where we may regret not saying something …
Tagged with: cruelty, environmental decay, indifference to human suffering, racism, rejection of science
Technology: The Only Good Thing About Today’s World
Here’s a fascinating graphic that shows the adoption of consumer technology in the typical American home over the last 120 years. If one were to add business and especially medical technology onto this, one would have a complete picture of …
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The Future Is China
Let’s suppose that next 50 years produces no unpredictable Earth-shattering events. Let’s speculate that the world of 2070, given what we see today re: environmental decay/climate change, the trend towards fascism, the threat of nuclear war, and all the rest …
Will We Survive Long Enough To Enjoy the Fruits of Science?
According to the Writer’s Almanac: Astronomer Edwin Hubble announced the discovery of other galaxies beyond the Milky Way on this date in 1924. Before he made his discovery, everyone thought that our Milky Way galaxy was the only galaxy in …
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Different Styles of Writing on the Destruction of Our Environment
I try to minimize the use of sarcasm in my observations about the perils our civilization faces vis-a-vis the decay of our environment and the horrific apathy with which our society addresses the challenge. It’s not that being snide and …
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Note on Bob Dylan’s Birthday
On the occasion of Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday, I offer this line from his iconic “Like a Rolling Stone”: When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose. A parallel could be made to the state of environmental decay …
