The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward...

I don't want to be 100% negative, when was the last time anything in this world changed for the better?

Ahh yes, the old we are still running around in bear skins living in caves story. Just exactly how far gone do you have to be to believe this while using your keyboard to put this on the internet?

@ghdprentice , if history dictates what will happen first is someone or group of someones will see an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and seize power like the Nazi's and the Japanese militarists prior to world war two. In the mean while globalist businessmen will capitalize on the situation selling us the weapons to kill ourselves with.
I'm sorry I can't paint a rosier future but look at the idiots we elected.
Stiff upper lip though. Keep up those positive vibes. 

I am currently reading the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. First they had representatives of the population, the Senate, and elected head with term limits. The populous became complacent and disconnected, they were cut out of the loop, the Senate was then stuffed with cronies and term limits for Caesar became lifelong. Starting the long decline of the empire.

I have always appreciated Durants’, The Story of Civilization where he says that throughout history civilization sparks and ignites, grows bright for a time, flickers and dies, and sparks somewhere else. We have been lucky enough to live (or at least me) post WWII in a relatively peaceful time for the earth. Climate change is going to cause enormous global conflict. Hang on to your hat.

Anyway, I agree with you. Although I have no idea why you brought that up. The global commerce I have been involved in has been an exceptional source of reducing tension and bringing the countries together and pushing off conflict. I have friends in China, across Europe, Mexico, Japan… supply chains reduces conspiracy theories about what the “other side” is thinking.

@ghdprentice ....and you are one lucky individual in your experience. 👍

Speaking of stories that make you do a 'parking brake halt from 80'.....

Spouse 'n self on a road trip, long ago, away in somewhere lower Idaho.
Stopped at a crossroads, middle of nowhere with nothing but a half dozen parked dusty cars...a small whiteish bus pulls over, appropo amount of citizens dismount.

Bus has a very odd name, but no other means of discerning it's service to or for....  *?*

Intersect one woman nearing her car.... 'What, Whom, Why?'

"It (X) is a mine."

Really...what for?

" Molybdenum.....used for making rocket nose cones."

Oh....

"Yeah, business is real slow.....we need a war."

It's still....very hard...to either describe or even our reaction to that comment.  Or the simple matter of fact way it was stated.

We got the 'ell away from there.....but it took awhile to shake the effect of that tossed over shoulder aside.

Happy to think you were engaged in trying to balance That out....to Any degree...

A dying tree falls into the river. It becomes a haven for small creatures and food for others.
It leaves behind roots and a stump which equally becomes a home for life and nutrients for others. When will it cease to be a tree?
Our atoms will feed the cosmos and continue the cycle or achieve an infinite absolute zero which will be a damn shame.
Zoom calls suck but I am retired now and have more important things to do like contemplate atoms and trees and what component to add next.