I hope there is a better way .... a better future for us all ....
There's got to be a middle way .... There's got to be.
There has to be recognition of the intrinsic value of each ecosystem and each animal and their own innate right to existence .....
Surely when robots mine and process required resources, when robots run the manufacturing plants, when automated transport delivers everyone and everything exactly where and when they need to go - apart from being robot engineers, what is the world to do ? - there will be healing, learning, the arts, creating, culture, hedonistic experiences no doubt, charity we hope, but likely a large chunk of time and effort will be spent on travel and tourism. To see what exactly ? - what will be left ? In my mind, the country that preserves it's environment and natural wonders the best will have the most significant advantage in the only assets that can provide any differentiation - natural.
If nothing else, preserve this evolved world of natural wonders since it would take more money than God to recreate what is already extinct ..... and unless time machines are on the horizon, then many generations will not live long enough to see the giant 1000 year old trees etc, that we have already decimated .......
I can tell folks - that when there are cultures living today that have lived more or less sustainably for over 60,000 years, when they are directly and inextricably connected to creation, dreaming, and the universal spirit of the world, with power that is beyond comprehension - when the last 500 years or so of human existence and the damage done looks like a spoilt brat having a tantrum in comparison ........
It's time for the world to well and truly wake up.
Chosun :gh: