More and more
people no longer believe in a future for the human race. We have given up
all hope, but we avoid talking about it. This view is taboo.
People die,
civilizations collapse and species become extinct. This is how life and evolution works. 99% of
all species that have lived on earth have disappeared; all previous
civilizations are wiped out. But it is very difficult to digest that life functions in this way. It is unpleasant to think about death, doom, and destruction.
How much time
do we have left, 10 years, 30 years, 70 years? The scientists do not
agree on when they think we will perish, but most of them agree that
we will, if we don't drastically decrease the greenhouse gas emissions within the
next few years. But the emissions are increasing. In Asia, they are
planning to build tons of new coal power plants. They need
cheap energy because the western world continues to locate its
industrial production there.
Is it not unwise to
think about death and the end of the world? Is it not better to be
optimistic and hope that smart engineers will come up with clever
solutions so that the world economy can continue to grow unhindered
without destroying the climate and the environment?
Yes, it is
better to be optimistic: Life becomes much easier. But there
are also disadvantages to positive thinking and upbeat delusions. They have
an existential cost: you can end up in a fool's paradise. And if you are young
and save money in a pension fund, you give your hard-earned money to
banksters to play with, but you will never get them back because you
will never get a pension. All the banks will be gone when you reach pension age.
There will be
no new climate policy here on earth. There are too many people, stinking rich, as well as poor, who are craving money like junkies who are craving a fix.
We who have
understood that there is no future for humanity do not bury our heads in the sand. We try to seize the time, we have stopped fussing and
fighting with friends and foes, we don't care about goal focusing and
career. And strangely enough, we are not the ones who are frustrated
and depressed. It is all of you who still think that we have to do
something to save the climate who are suffering.
