Lee Hauser
Aug 27, 2017 · 1 min read

I, too, would be too afraid to read this, though from what you describe, it doesn’t surprise me at all. I’ve known, in a general way, about such Cassandras, and how, like the Trojans, our leaders ignore them. The temptation to do so is too great and the kicking of the can down the road too easy because the fixes far too hard and disruptive. It’s evidence that those who lead us are just overwhelmed and uncertain, just as human, as we are.

As individuals, there is little, if anything, we can do about existential threats. As humans, we’re doomed from the instant of our conception. In one sense, there’s no reason to be optimistic, because we will all die of something. But in another sense, we need to live optimistically, because we’re alive now, because we have love, and summer, and gardens, and dogs.

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