You were definitely an early Pioneer in the space belle.  Things have changed a lot more since then which is inevitable, nobody could have foreseen back then where we are to day.  From my perspective I could say that we have gone forward in some aspects but have rescinded ground in a lot of others. 

 But I still do not believe that everything is all doom and gloom the world is coming to an end. Things can be getting worse so they can get better simultaneously.  

 Pollinators and nature reserves prove that. 
Balanced is best. Lessons of history proved that.