It can absolutely support us. But too many people have been convinced that they deserve, in excess, more than their current necessities. Humanity has an inherent addiction to what they want and not what they need. Consequently, far too large a portion of the global population seemingly adapt to this type of mentality without any consideration of the cost in terms of resources.
"To me, the human move to take responsibility for the living Earth is laughable - the rhetoric of the powerless. The planet takes care of us, not we of it. Our self-inflated moral imperative to guide a wayward Earth, or heal our sick planet, is evidence of our immense capacity for self delusion. Rather, we need to protect ourselves from ourselves." -Lynn Margulis
https://youtu.be/KlhW12dGfFk?feature=shared
It's quite fascinating to observe it play out, in my opinion. Humanity's (or at least the past few generations') seemingly intrinsic need to embrace an overconsumption-based culture has had some very strange and contradictory effects on society. What I find mildly amusing is that no one (or very few) ever seems to want to blame themselves for the state they're in. Social media/technology addiction, laziness, an obsession with the lives of the ultrawealthy, and a continuous rise in the cost of living—and those are just a few things—have created this bizarre culture of narcissism, overconsumption, and victimization. To be blunt, now they're all getting bit in the ass! So many individuals within the 20-35+ age range are broke, can't find employment, or have given up looking for opportunities. There are always opportunities if you look hard enough. For the record, I don't want any of this to sound like a generalization in any way. I know this is not the case for all, but what I described above is quite rampant today.
I was referring to resources as a whole. Not just sexual selection. Sorry, I didn't read the whole thread before I wrote all that. Whoops.
Yes, I agree with you. 🤷♂️ But, oh well. This isn't the first time this has happened throughout history. The Silent and Boomer generations were able to afford taking care of larger families due to lower living costs, then as time went on and as living costs increased at a significantly faster rate than wages and salaries, fewer and fewer people were able to afford having a family. No one said evolution was a merciful process.
Could be the case. That's what complacency gets you. 🤷♂️
Here's a funny story. The short version, that is. I had a discussion with this 19 year-old kid not too long about what he wants to do when he gets older and his response was "I just want to help people." No doubt a nice sentiment, but then I said towards the end of our convo "That's nice. But, if you don't have the capacity to care for your own well-being, how do you expect to care for the well-being of others?", and that kinda lost him a bit. What I mean by this is that the priorities of the newer generations seem a bit different in comparison to those of previous generations. Of course, I don't mean for this to sound like a generalization in any way. A big portion of them seem a bit lost, is all.
Meh. To be blunt, this topic is of little importance. Humanity has been experiencing such cycles since it's inception. I'm not trying to imply that you're wrong in any way. You aren't. I'm only trying to suggest that, given our current societal and geopolitical circumstances, humanity seems to be at the end of this particular cycle. I can imagine that we'll go through a somewhat brief (and even more chaotic) period of time where some current empires will collapse; making way for new ones to be formed. Perhaps, we'll go through an interval of extended peace afterwards (😅🙄 however long that may last) where nothing exciting happens. Reality is that the last couple generations just ended up on the shit end of the stick. Nothing new there. 🤷♂️
Now would be the perfect time to kick your stacking into high gear! 😎🤙
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This is true. I have a cousin who works as a diesel mechanic, and he used to love working overtime. Now, he doesn't work anywhere near as much and has just been liquidating small portions of his most profitable investments.
😅 I wish I could disagree
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Sad but true. Been this way since the dawn of time. It's as Einstein said
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
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