I notice a lot of negativity in this thread. Even moreso, a lot of blame.
We are "taking back" the oil and water that cools the earth's surface at such an alarming rate. I don't see anyone fixing or putting back a coolant from where it comes from. Well, maybe tainted water here and there that equates to their waste.
Make something that has no need for oil. Look at the rivers in Nigeria and see what happens when people try to "take it back". Invent something. Use your time trying to fix the problem.
If you destroy something without having something in place to run things, all you will see is mass destruction or military rule. See thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Okaaay.
The negativity is your perception and opinion, dually noted.
There is a lot of negativity in the world, I refuse to ignore the reality of
now just because it can be uncomfortable or frustrating to read.
And there are people responsible for making our world a worse place...so yes, there is blame, when blame is appropriate.
If they don’t want to be looked upon with distain by society, then maybe they shouldn’t actively work to create more destruction, hate, separation, and monetary fleecing.
I agree that we have the technology available (as well as a willing local workforce) to almost completely eliminate fossil fuels.
But profits and lobbyists talk.
We and not Nigeria.
And how do you know what I do with my “free time”?
You don’t know if I volunteer, which I used to recently until my arthritis has crippled me more.
Why do you assume that I don’t, or haven't contributed to my world?
Also I do invent things...I create art that I sell for hundreds of dollars a piece sometimes.
It not much, but it’s the best I can do right now physically.
I have touched the lives and saved the lives of more people than I can count while as paramedic or in surgery, not to mention serving my country in the Coast Guard and being a Father to a child who isn’t mine but I have raised since age 2 (now almost 14) and even though his Mom and I divorced, I continue to love him and treat him as my own flesh and blood - if I were still physically able I would still be working in the medical field, I don’t need your judgment of me as a "non-contributor" to society (it’s insulting) - what do you do Sir to improve your world?
When and if I can improve my back pain I will go back to volunteering somehow.
So far, so good....but it’s slow going.
How is your back btw?
"If you destroy something without having something in place to run things, all you will see is mass destruction or military rule.”
Like repealing the ACA without a replacement.
This is exactly how I view the Trump administration, the destruction of health regulations, EPA protections, personal protections, and voting rights.
Right now I am using my time to get healthy and out of so much pain so I can do more with my life and time....so I can be the best person I can for my SO and my Son - those are the most important things in my life at this time.
I don’t appreciate your assumptions and judgement of me, what I do or don’t do with my time, and the things you have no idea about going on in my life.