People are always predicting the end of something. For some reason, it seems like human beings are addicted to the feeling of imminent catastrophe. And addicted to predicting bad things. On Twitter, there are always people talking about the collapse of the dollar. In public venues, you hear people talk about how climate crisis is going to make Earth unlivable in our grandchildren’s lifetimes. And in books (and my blog), you read about how the American empire is running on moral and economic fumes, and that civil war is right on the horizon. And that at some point soon we’re going to be paying the proverbial piper.
The Human Desire for Catastrophe
The Human Desire for Catastrophe
The Human Desire for Catastrophe
People are always predicting the end of something. For some reason, it seems like human beings are addicted to the feeling of imminent catastrophe. And addicted to predicting bad things. On Twitter, there are always people talking about the collapse of the dollar. In public venues, you hear people talk about how climate crisis is going to make Earth unlivable in our grandchildren’s lifetimes. And in books (and my blog), you read about how the American empire is running on moral and economic fumes, and that civil war is right on the horizon. And that at some point soon we’re going to be paying the proverbial piper.