Ramblings

I was going to use an old blog post I wrote for an introduction to my research paper with minor adjustments but then I realized that it was in no way related to my topic…and was basically incoherent ramblings. Still, I kind of liked it for its sordidness and convoluted bullcrap. God, I love going to an environmental school where I can write this shit without being reprimanded by my writing professor for being to condescending and self-righteous (both of which I am).

“The destruction of the environment for human profit, thinning of the ozone layer due to extensive PCB usage, and a mass extinction of life on this planet have all failed to reach the cataclysmic proportions that modern-day prophets have foretold. Is this possibly due to human ingenuity and mankind’s impeccable ability to adapt? Or rather, is it possible that we are beginning to reach our capacity and is pushing not only our limits but nature’s limits in maintaining itself? Or in the worse case scenario, have the crises previously mentioned already reached cataclysmic proportions but we have yet to feel the sting in our paychecks, in our bills, or in the numbers in our bank accounts? Whatever the possible one scenario that we are living out (or perhaps a overlap of several), one thing remains for sure in these uncertain times: life goes on. Should civilization collapse in the next century, life will go on. Whether or not it is human life is debatable at this point but the point remains. Should mankind find itself becoming sustainable in the near future or find a hospitable neighboring planet to inhabit, life will go on. Whether or not this is a fairy tale is debatable at this point but the point remains.”

Cheers,

J. Huang