This phenomenon is curious, in a morbid sort of way. There is literally no way to stop it; we are, as Noam Chomsky fears, a lethal mutation. We developed the ability to create industrial and economic activity on such a scale, and with such sophistication, that we've overcome the planet's ability to cope, but we have no mechanism in place that seems remotely capable of remedying that situation without a global catastrophe of unimaginable scale.
There are no brakes. There's nothing you can say to any leader, politician, or pleb that can shock them into action. CO2 at 400+ ppm? Shrug. Global temperature rise nearing the acceptable limit for 100 years from now happening in much less than half that time? Shrug. Permafrost melting 70 years ahead of schedule? Yawn.
Not only is there no system in place that can fix this now, no system can arise that would have any hope of slowing it, or even slowing its acceleration. Get used to it. This isn't a movie. There are no heroes. You're all dead. And you have no idea.
There are no brakes. There's nothing you can say to any leader, politician, or pleb that can shock them into action. CO2 at 400+ ppm? Shrug. Global temperature rise nearing the acceptable limit for 100 years from now happening in much less than half that time? Shrug. Permafrost melting 70 years ahead of schedule? Yawn.
Not only is there no system in place that can fix this now, no system can arise that would have any hope of slowing it, or even slowing its acceleration. Get used to it. This isn't a movie. There are no heroes. You're all dead. And you have no idea.