Reply #45: At least you...

[misanthrope]

..are attuned to the future. I would concur with most of what you say, with one exception: life will continue, in some form. It likely won't resemble what we think of as normal, but life (human or not) will find a way.

Make no mistake, the clock is ticking down to the last stages of our civilization. I'm very thankful that I was born when I was because I won't see the worst of it.

People bringing children into the world today have no idea about the horrors and misery in store just a few decades down the line. As the globe's weather becomes more erratic and deadly, resources will dwindle and populations will continue to rise. Humans, as is borne out in the historical record of our collective behavior, will react to all this in a violent and selfish manner.

Without hesitation, homo sapiens will become highly murderous over dwindling resources and, when push comes to shove, will use any and all means possible to either have it all or "take everyone with them" if they can't get what they want. Folks, we're just naked apes with great dexterity, not gods.

On a personal level, I believe we can't give up as, in the end, all that matters is how you live up to your personal responsibilities in this regard. You've got to sleep with your conscience, after all.

But that aside, I'm saying by 2050, it all goes up in smoke. The handwriting's on the wall.