:) Normal is what is normal to a person generally, not what what's normal for a planet, unless that's what they're talking about. Depends on context. People feel overwhelmed and unable to do much about these big things. I don't think they "want" to lose more land. Hell, most people just want a backyard and that seems like a big deal to get. I'm thinking people are just trying to keep their emotional equilibrium and know that if they contemplate certain things it may throw them into despair. Despair is dangerous in that it's hard to do anything from despair. It's not that everyone is willfully ignorant, they just don't want to feel miserable.
I figure it's best to tell people what they can do, what they can do easily to make positive change, not what they'll have to give up, not what they have to worry about.
I've been lucky in that there have been some changes I have been able to make fairly easily to help. Even so there's some things I continue to do that I know don't help. I'll figure it out eventually or I won't. I guess I'll find out.
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Date: 2009-04-10 07:33 am (UTC)Normal is what is normal to a person generally, not what what's normal for a planet, unless that's what they're talking about. Depends on context.
People feel overwhelmed and unable to do much about these big things. I don't think they "want" to lose more land. Hell, most people just want a backyard and that seems like a big deal to get.
I'm thinking people are just trying to keep their emotional equilibrium and know that if they contemplate certain things it may throw them into despair.
Despair is dangerous in that it's hard to do anything from despair.
It's not that everyone is willfully ignorant, they just don't want to feel miserable.
I figure it's best to tell people what they can do, what they can do easily to make positive change, not what they'll have to give up, not what they have to worry about.
I've been lucky in that there have been some changes I have been able to make fairly easily to help.
Even so there's some things I continue to do that I know don't help. I'll figure it out eventually or I won't. I guess I'll find out.