Steve James wrote:Well, the situation really did remind me of that movie
. The other point wasn't that any problem was fixed, but that neither political support nor ego is part of the discussion. The aid is just being sent, and no one is begging for acclaim.
Afa climate issues, the cow has left the barn. I have no faith that the process can be changed in my lifetime, and I'm not sure humans can change it. We're just going to have to adapt. Texans will need to buy down jackets and heaters; Alaskans will have to buy more warm weather clothes. The real question is whether we can adapt as quickly as the changes. Hence, the connection to the movie.
Afa other policies, some good things, some not so good. But, I can't say anything in my life has gotten worse in the last 20+ days.
Hey, I like the film. My wife loves disaster movies and I usually don't, so that's something.
Anyway, yeah, we have to adapt. But, the entire goal of most of the policy recommendations by orgs like the IPCC is that we have to slow things down in order to adapt. If the temp rises 6 degrees and all the phytoplankton dies, we won't be able to adapt. We croak. Also, many people are not in a position to adapt. For example, the peoples whose islands are disappearing under their feet.
I share skepticism that humans are doing a very poor job with climate change (compared to say the ozone, acid rain, etc...), but the notion that "we just have to adapt," and that, "I doubt we can get it together in time," is just too nihilistic for even this critic of politics.
When I help teach human impact on the global environment, I am heartened by the conversion of business and econ majors. Yeah, boomers aren't going to fix anything, but the new generations just might.
BTW, I also liked the Blockbuster reference. The smell of carpets and candy.