Are we screwed?

Clare,
"We're so screwed" only if we allow ourselves to be. When we hold the expectation that bad things are inevitable in our lives…
for whatever reasons…
that is what we will get.
Change those expectations and you can change your life…
the manifestations of "fate" and "destiny"…
You sound as if no one can pull themselves together and create meaning after trauma and challenge.
But that trauma and those challenges are the gateway for growth and change. If life was easy we wouldn't ever have to adapt…
we'd never have to learn to move on…
take a new perspective…
forgive the other person…
come to an understanding of their motivations.

I honestly do believe the 1% is leading us to destruction…
but only the most primitive or those most connected to the earth will survive.
Those who know how to adapt and live from the changing seasons and climate will be the ones who survive the environmental changes that are happening. That wisdom will allow adaptation and survival. The rich will not be able to buy their own survival…they will perish with the rest…I imagine the surviving humans (if there are any) will be indigenous tribes somewhere in the world…probably more than one locus of populations…small tribes that understand community and collaboration with each other, the animals, plants and the earth. It will be a resetting of the "thermostat" on the planet earth.

I also wonder/believe that as the oxygen decreases, carbon dioxide and methane increase there will be genetically superior beings that will be able to live in a changing atmosphere…I imagine they carry a gene that is latent at present, but will become active as the gasses change. It's a fascinating concept.
I wish I was around to see if it is true…or not.

Is a mass extinction inevitable?
yes…
we're already seeing extinction of species at an unprecedented rate.
The only question is what species will survive.
Mammals…maybe not?
It takes too long to raise our young…
they may be wiped out by predators because of their vulnerability.
Funny, there are predators now (other humans) who make life difficult for human young to grow and survive now. Will we protect our young better when the predators are not human? Will we recognize that as a greater, truer threat?

Are we "screwed"…no, I don't.
I think this is the natural process of evolution…
yes, man is accelerating the damage…
but this is a process of growth and change…
dynamic homeostasis in action.

My mind is rambling tonight….
not sure if that's good or bad.

My older son took husband to a Bob Dylan concert tonight. They have spent the day together and seem to be really enjoying each other's company. Husband sent a text that the audience is incredibly diverse…
18 year olds sitting next to 80 year olds…
tie dye next to suit and ties…
only Dylan could attract such a crowd.
I'm glad they're having this opportunity…
they needed time away and some bonding.

Love and Light until tomorrow beautiful sister,
Maggie