De-Greening?

[mdehners]

One of the odd consequences, at least in our home is the discussion on whether we remain Green. I mean, with even the CHANCE of an attempt to SLOW Climate Change derailed, what is the point?
We're bother Retired on Fixed Incomes. I'm "Pink Collar" and Chuck's Food Services so you know our SSI isn't much. Green and Organic products are a big strain on our budgets, esp now that we don't have the space to grow at least some of our own food.
We both never HAD big "Carbon Footprints" in the 1st place and Going Green certainly made that smaller but at what cost to us? In my case, it's be nice to be able to afford again a couple books a yr instead of hoping my brother would download a few from my Wish List onto my Kindle.
We're old, not completely Well and have no children. And since my brother's kids have Disowned them(apparently they treated them too well and have no "Martyr Points" that are so important to Millennials...)so we're not doing IT for the family and with my natural Cynicism being reinforced daily, it's hard to really care much about Humanity in general.
In Truth, the planet's not going to end...we WILL. Once our civilization's toxins break down(or because of it, like in the commix;>)new species will replace the Lost.
Maybe Jordhr will bring forth a future Sentient Species. Then again, would She risk another Us?
Cheers,
Pat

Comments

[arlie]

I can't fault your logic. I wish I could.

[mdehners]

I know. The last week before my cheque comes in is pretty barren. Not that we'll starve, but "rice with ___" gets OLD. And when you catch the "boob-tube", it's hard not to think, "WHY are we suffering when these Eejits aren't?".
After all, The Great Pumpkin has been keeping the windfarm off of Scotland from being even STARTED simply because He doesn't find windmills "Attractive".....
It ain't gunna get better, that's for sure.
Cheers,
Pat

[weofodthignen]

For what little it's worth, I have a very jaded view of "organic"-labeled produce: they're charging more for having obtained a certificate saying they're following the earth- and customer-kind procedures they should be following anyway. I know, I know, they won't do it without because farming is a business like anything else, but it's still a boondoggle. As to green products - depending on your needs, my experience has been that you can be environmentally responsible by reducing and reusing and save most of the money you'd spend on "green" products. But I didn't grow up with paper towels, paper napkins, or tissues.

I can't fault your argument either, though it saddens me to see you despairing, and I don't share your confidence that the biosphere will rebound. We've hurt Jörð a great deal, and even many of the desert god's adherents now recognize that we've messed up our own home. You're right - none of us is going to be around for when the shit really hits the fan, and you and Chuck have probably sacrificed enough.

[mdehners]

I figure if She could rebound from a "Global Warming" event that caused spontaneous combustion of plantlife(and wipe out the Dinos;>), She can "handle" whatever a selfish, violent, messy ape could....over time.
On the "Woo" side, haven't seen a Venusian Future for Her so Life will go on. One of my fav Sci Fi's, 'Mother of Demons' has a character that throws a bunch of scientists into a "tizzy" by pointing out that when Humans talk about "The Environment", they mean the kind they like. As he points out, a swamp is much more "biodynamic" but Humans would much rather vacation by a mountain lake....an environment with a fraction of the Life.
Cheers,
Pat(who's not a big fan of Steamy swamps and bugs either but also realizes there's more Life there(or in a Rainforest) than the one's I'd rather walk in;>....)