We are smart enough to invent a lot of interesting stuff but not smart enough to control what we invent. The key problem, looking at the global and species level, is that we must do more than just stop accumulating CO2 and other greenhouses gasses because with what is already present temperatures will continue to rise and eventually no niche survives where life is possible, As time moves inexorably on cascading retreats from consumer culture, corporations and financialization will leave us less and less capable of inventing and managing paths to reduce those gasses.
2469. Can we cope?
2469. Can we cope?
2469. Can we cope?
We are smart enough to invent a lot of interesting stuff but not smart enough to control what we invent. The key problem, looking at the global and species level, is that we must do more than just stop accumulating CO2 and other greenhouses gasses because with what is already present temperatures will continue to rise and eventually no niche survives where life is possible, As time moves inexorably on cascading retreats from consumer culture, corporations and financialization will leave us less and less capable of inventing and managing paths to reduce those gasses.