Bozo Erectus
Master Baker
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- Jan 22, 2003
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Im pretty sure we more or less agree on what the problems are (except for milk, youre on your own with that one, pal). We part company on what will be done to solve them. I dont think much of anything will be done. I mean, look around, does it look like the world is serious about finding a sensible alternative to oil? Its too late in the game now for that. If a serious global commitment had been made 30-40 years ago, we wouldnt be having this conversation right now. Our inability as a species to work together to head off a looming global crisis, one that could be averted by just changing our behavior, shows our animal limits. We're the monkey with his hand stuck in the jar, who as clever as he might be, when push comes to shove, is just too dumb an animal to open his hand so he can get it out. Cant bring himself to let go of that cookieI don't really believe that people "don't want to change". I believe they do. They just don't know how. They're afraid of looking crazy, they've been led to believe that it's best not to rock the boat, that "experts" know best and that they're too small & weak to stand up to the forces that run the world. Perhaps, in some ways, they're right. But look at all the people who have managed to make a dent, despite humble origins. Gandhi springs to mind, even his Civilization (I & II anyway) opposite Genghis Khan barely made it thru children alive and went on to carve a great empire.