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Originally Posted by logicbomb
We have known about the effects of carbon emissions and pollution on our environment for decades now. We can try with token "feel good" gestures such as recycling and using electric vehicles in the developed world but the entire globe as a whole is increasing in population which is driving up consumption of everything. I hear stories of cities just dumping copious amounts of hazardous waste into rivers and Oceans in India.
The world was doomed when humans "evolved" because it meant we could thrive without much cheques and balances or so...that's what we seem to think. Rather funny, because we are no different from species that became extinct. We adapted to the current equilibrium. However, we will become increasingly vulnerable as the environment continue to degrade. Wars, famine, disease etc...all a product of overpopulation.
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Basically. We seem to have the same level of foresight and indifference to the future as Blue-Green Algae that caused the first mass extinction event.
There are individual humans that are incredibly intelligent, however humanity as a whole is stupid.
We would not be at this crossroads if we were as intelligent as we pretend to be.