by Newfie » Sun 20 Sep 2020, 09:08:05
Real,
You are quite correct. One of the problems is that we have short attention spans, short future attention spans; if it ain't gonna hit us upside the head soon we ignore it.
That is why it is important to think about and formalize those things you believe important, to memorialize and track your values. Then you can go back to them and test them (Is this still a major issue?) and test new inputs (Is this really important.)
By illustration, after years of consideration i came up with my personal list, which I limit to 5 most important items:
1- over population
2- drug resistant bacteria, virus, whatever
3- over extended and over complex global financial system
4- resource depletion: soil, water, etc.
5- climate change
There are things left off (e.g. species extinction) but i think if we dealt with these 5 we would also make good headway on those other items as well, or maybe i need to modify my list.
Looking at the USA political environment in view of this list it becomes clear neither party is significantly better than the other. Some way other then must be found. This is why I do not vote. I DO advocate for other causes;
Political finance reform
Term limits
The destruction of the political parties
E.O. Wilsons Half Earth Project
Buying land to keep dormant
Living lightly: reduce, reuse, recycle
Which is why I tweaked this thread; to demonstrate how what we were all worked up about 9 months ago is now ancient history. We have no consistency of thought, of purpose, of action.
I sense I am preaching to the choir when talking to you, but perhaps others may listen in as well. In the meantime I follow the news and current events; but more to gage where the herd is running to avoid being trampled. So far so good! LOL
