We are living in an existential crisis. Population growth unchecked and recent technological inventions spell the end of comfortable human life on this planet as we know it. From the industries that have been rapidly (in Geologic time) changing the chemical makeup of our air and water and soil - sacrificing long term stability for short-term profits to the politicians failing to curb the proliferation of Nuclear warheads, we have lost our grip on the future. Only 100 years ago, at the birth of flight and the assembly line, was the last great attempt at conquest - world war I and then world war II.
Today, due to many stabilization treaties and trade treaties, "our world" has mostly been at peace for 50 years. All facets of our peace have become shaken or unraveled in recent times due to the mis-information age president. We are now at a time when the musings of one man on twitter can cause terrible damage. Speech has become a weapon that is tearing apart our country.
When hundreds of millions of people are denied the truth that we are irreparably harming our planet and fail to take action, we suffer. Our children suffer. Our future suffers. Already we have suffering. People are marching in the streets each week. Greater suffering is in our future if we do not find a solution to our rapidly deteriorating environment. This is just as true of our political environment as it is of our natural environment.
I don't have a solution for this. Nobody does. A politician would lie and say something akin to "X is the solution, and if you elect me, I will do X". The solution to this scale of problem requires each and every human in this world to be united against the continued destruction of our planet. It requires science. It requires faith. I can't make this happen. Not even close. But I'm not out of ideas. One of the many people that I admire is Elon Musk - he does have some kooky solutions to some problems (torpedo tube submarine made of rocket parts to rescue children in a cave), but he is creative and resourceful and dedicated to using his resources to further advance humanity's goals.
