I’m sure you’ve heard the story about a butterfly moving its wings, and the eventual outcome on the other side of the world is a significant event. Something small grows into something extraordinary. I subscribe to this theory. Minor complaints and causes grow into exceptional issues.
The problem is that the Great Man theory of history still influences how we think about issues and history. Let the great men cogitate and confront the big issues.
I’d maintain that by the time a problem grows to a size that the makers and shakers are involved, it’s already made multitudes miserable. We spend most of our time acknowledging that something is irritating. But we do nothing about it until it’s so big that the politicians have to announce a “space-shot effort” to solve it.
We spend much too much effort on problems when we can no longer ignore them and cannot quickly correct them. It’s like only going to the doctor when all your systems are failing. We should seek an appointment before we become terminally ill.
Without too much pensive contemplation, I suggest Climate Change soon gets its space-shot effort moment. Too little too late.
So, to determine where you were on a significant day in history, select any recent day on which there has been a major traumatic and damaging climate event. Mark it on your calendar. You’re all set.
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Ray Bradbury’s short story — “The Sound of Thunder” — really freaked me out.
This is a big point for me right now, ” We spend most of our time acknowledging that something is irritating. But we do nothing about it until it’s so big that the politicians have to announce a “space-shot effort” to solve it.” The politicians just make it worse or make bank on it or I don’t know. I hate them.
the problem gets handled over to “experts” who treat it as a mushroom farm – cover it in bullshit and keep it in the dark.
It seems that prevention is not practiced as much as it should be.
very true