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Originally Posted by Andrew Brunelle  But we lived off the Earth instead of dominating it for what I understand was 3 million years. You can argue the exact amount of years, but the truth is that the Earth was a paradise for millions of years with humans in it and now it's become a vast wasteland of pavement and strip malls. |
See, I disagree. I like our current world. I enjoy the conveniences of air conditioning, an occasional cup of coffee, conversations with friends on the other side of the world. It is nice not having to make my own clothes or gather my own food. There is something rather nice about having proper medical care when I am ill, and there is something truly wonderful about still having friends around who would be gone if not for modern medical advances.
Don't get me wrong... I'm a guy who has "hike the Appalachian Trail" on his bucket list... but I enjoy neon and concrete, electronic music and movies, comfortable and stylish clothes with new fashions, and discussing topics with insightful, intelligent, and caring folks from all around the world. This is a fantastic world with wonderful people in it (my thanks to everybody here for being wonderful people in it). We need balance between ourselves and our environment, but do we have to cast off the achievements of the modern world to achieve that balance?
You see a wasteland, I see little pieces of paradise.