Just finished a delightful little read about the pending collapse of civilization\u2014 \u201cAn Inconvenient Apocalypse\u201d \u2014 and I must say \u2026 well done. Mostly, anyway. Even taught me a new word: \u201cecocide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basically, these two first-world, over-privileged aging white guys are proclaiming \u201cgame over,\u201d and it\u2019s time to find a new way to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSpecies out of context,\u201d indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Humankind recently reached the 8Bn-person threshold, and the planet is groaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atmospheric rivers in CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tornados in AL (but weren\u2019t there always? Feels like yes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frozen Buffalo \u2026 one of Half\u2019s relatives actually froze to death. Tragic, but I\u2019ve heard freezing to death is one of the less-painful ways to go \u2026 shivering, then sleep. The Inuits were on to something. Could be worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyhoo, American farmers have been sounding the alarm since shortly before the pandemic of 2020 \u2026 apparently, the Gub\u2019mint forced those who feed the world to stop doing that, with the expectation that the pending famine will cull the herd enough to maintain the remaining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If not for theKid, I would not care. But for theKid, I will fight to the death. Sigh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The basic premise is that the western world (code word: white people, and specifically, particularly<\/em> white men) have led the planet\u2019s ecological systems to this breaking point but it\u2019s not time to point fingers<\/em>, \u00e1 la \u201cthe moral high ground is a dangerous place to stand\u201d yehrite yet whatever eventually the systems in place will not be sustained, regardless of the technological innovation and digital alchemy and synergistic dynamism \u2026 AI will not save us \/ Alexa&Siri are shorting out as the ship goes down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In essence, we (mankind we) are not smart enough to invent enough healthy dirt, clean water, or clear air to cover the mess we (mankind we) have made for ourselves, and soon \u2026 everything will start to fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quite some time ago theKid asked me something about something and I replied, \u201cEverything manmade will fail.\u201d And this includes ourselves [as we are all born of wom(b)an]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Couple of years ago the electricity grid for the entire state of Texas was 11 minutes from catastrophic collapse \u2026 experts (who?) said it would have been years before it was operational again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Soon, much sooner than is comfortable to consider, man\u2019s world will be lit solely by fire pit, lantern oil, and candlelight. Billions of people will die, and those that are left will need to (re?)discover a sustainable way to simply be<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guess all that debt doesn\u2019t seem so overwhelming now, eh? S’posin’ the real question is: Does the world have enough oil for the lamps?\u00a0 {Matthew 25:4<\/em>}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just finished a delightful little read about the pending collapse of civilization\u2014 \u201cAn Inconvenient Apocalypse\u201d \u2014 and I must say \u2026 well done. Mostly, anyway. Even taught me a new word: \u201cecocide.\u201d Basically, these two first-world, over-privileged aging white guys are proclaiming \u201cgame over,\u201d and it\u2019s time to find a new way to be. \u201cSpecies … <\/p>\n
iPhone 23, indeed. And exactly how many cameras do I need on a phone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n