But doesn't the fact that we've reached this point indicate that human ingenuity hasn't been paying attention?
Scientists first pointed out anthropogenic global warming in, I believe, the 1980s.
So when do you predict the ingenuity will kick in? I'm all for optimism, but mankind seems to have huge problems imagining future disasters and preventing them.
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I raise one bushy eyebrow and view the world through rainbow lenses. I want to inform, entertain, and surprise you. Proud queer Canadian, closet Boomer.
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