Greedy Fools...

Some of my Fellow Human Beings seem to display a fatal failure of imagination. There also seems to be a major failure of language. So we are failing on multiple fronts.

When folks talk about "climate change," or "global warming," it all sounds sort of nice & comfy & quaint.  There is no sense of the dastardly dire circumstances those words point to.

I like to use the phrase "Climate Catastrophe," but maybe even that is inadequate. Instead, maybe this is a bit more on target:

"Dear friends, scientifically, this is not a #ClimateCrisis. We are now facing something deeper. Mass extinction. Air pollution. Undermining ecosystem functions. Really putting humanity’s future at risk. This is a #PlanetaryCrisis.« — Professor @jrockstrom, Director @PIK_Climate"

What to do? Here are a few ideas: 8 Things the World Needs to do to avoid the Worst of Climate Change...

The big question, can we act as a Species? Can we act together? Can we really get our shit together? The evidence, and history, of our Species is not encouraging. We are really good at being greedy & selfish. We are really good at competing and dominating.

It's time we started cooperating. Acting in the best interests of all life, all ecosystems. It really is an interconnected, life-supporting web that we are trashing. We are acting like greedy fools. Yikes.