I don't believe that there is a future
for humanity. We are now a significant number who have come to realize that
greenhouse gas emissions will not be reduced. In Asia, plans are underway to construct hundreds of new coal power plants. In the Amazon and Indonesia, they cut down the rainforest to raise cattle and grow oil palms. Both rich and poor, in all parts of the world, want nothing more than to be able to buy more stuff.
Britain will spend £16.5 billion in the coming years, in addition to its previous defense budget, to upgrade its nuclear
weapons. Boris Johnson says safety must be a top priority. The United
States will spend $ 348 billion to modernize its nuclear weapons.
Russia and China are, of course, on the same track. There is no hope
for humanity.
If we continue to live in the same way
as we do now, the Earth's average temperature in 2040 will be 2 °C higher than in pre-industrial times. With a two-degree increase
in temperature, dramatic changes take place for life on Earth. One problem is that the
permafrost melts, releasing methane, and the temperature rises even without our intervention.
Climate change is already causing
serious problems in many parts of the world, but there is no
indication that we intend to change our way of life. Emissions of
greenhouse gases continue to increase despite all alarm reports.
The question is not whether the
downfall will come but when. Most people understand
that we are in deep trouble, but no one dares to say publicly that
our days are counted. The established media and the
politicians do not want to deal with the idea that humanity will perish in the
not-too-distant future. They emphasize that there is still hope. If
we take sensible measures now, we can reverse the trend, they say.
It is easy to understand why they don't
want to discuss our extinction too much. If too many people realize that there
is no future for them, they will stop saving in pension funds. And
large companies will no longer make long-term investments. If too
many people lose faith in the future, then the house of cards
collapses at once. Those in power must be very careful about how they
express themselves.
Ordinary decent people also don't want
to talk about the irreversible climate catastrophe in twenty years.
They don't want their children and grandchildren to get anxious and depressed.
The idea that our global civilization
and all of humanity will perish is not far-fetched or morbidly
pessimistic. All previous civilizations have perished. There are only
ruins left of them. And 99% of all species that have existed are
extinct. The evolution works like this. There will be other species that take over after us, perhaps flies or cockroaches.
Are there
any benefits to being able to see the elephant in the room? Maybe not. However, here are two suggestions if you dislike
escapism and delusions: You can ignore the rat race when you
understand that it is pointless; You can devote the time
that is left to what is truly important in life. And you no longer need to
set aside money each month for your pension fund.
There may be a chance for humanity after all. Suppose the financial
markets and the entire world economy would collapse. Billions of
people would lose their income and starve to death before the climate
apocalypse is complete. Maybe then, some people would
survive in remote areas. We may have another chance. Those who
live will see.
