Feb 02, 2007 07:21
... Okay so I haven't been making any updates in a few days (Oh no, pleas God no, no... no no no... Please... Ah, Jesus, why?) and well there's been a good reason for that: I didn't feel like it.
Which as you can tell "not feeling like it" is a grave family emergency that does need to be taken care of. If in the event I'm going through a phase of "not feeling like it", please, do what any concerned friend would do when in a position to demand more daily posts from me during one of these phases. It's easy to accomplish and can be done in three simple steps:
1.) Make a fist.
2.) Bend over.
3.) Fuck oneself.
Repeat.
Anyway, one of the big hot button topics going on here in Canada is the environment. I feel like it's the early 1990's all over again, and everyone cares about the environment again. However this time, instead of making rad TV shows, and stuff they're just pointing at people and yelling at each other about who hasn't been doing what, all the while scientists are making reports that spell out the phrase: DO SOMETHING.
But, I wonder. I really wonder. If everyone is taking into account every possible cause for all the crazy weather, and global heating that we're seeing. Are there other things people aren't watching because they're too busy watching green house gasses? Wouldn't it be funny if they fix the pollution thing (Which, is good by the way) only to have something else happen? Yikes!
Here are some things to think about today when you go off to your work place and talk to people about the environment like you know what your talking about because you were vaguely paying attention to some report in the news (which is okay, because we all do that my little poopsie)
1.) How are the planets magnetic poles doing? You know, the things that make a compass work and also FIGURE OUT THE PLANETS ALIGNMENT? I mean, magnetic north changes every year... And really, are you all naive enough to think that the magnetic poles of the planet are ALWAYS going to stay in the same place? Could these be changing subtly enough to cause the planet to slowly tilt slower/faster/different ways?
2.) Evolution anyone? Scientists have found that the reason different "Races" (I use the term race loosely as we are all human, and the idea of race is nothing more than a poorly conceived social construct) of humans different skin tones due to evolution making them more resistant to UV rays of their region. IE, people who live near the equator are exposed to more UV rays than people who live in Europe, ergo, they have a darker skin tone that is more resistant to UV rays. However, all of us are adept to our natural environment to get the right amount of Vitamin B-12 from the sun. Now, if through the generations, our ancestors adapted to the sun, who's to say that our successors won't be immune to it later, or immune to pollution? Instead of bottling ourselves up inside with the A/C cranked up, we should be out there enjoying the shitty air and strong sun, otherwise our great-great-grand kiddies are going to be total pussies when it comes to UV rays, just like us.
3.) Planets life cycle? Hey, nobody likes to think about this, but the human race and every animal on the planets existence (well except for maybe the cockroach) is finite. We're not going to be around forever, and if you don't believe me, take a look at the different periods out of "pre"-history. Jurassic, Mezazoik, the various ice ages.. blah blah blah.. One day mother Earth just said "Yeah, this channel sucks" and wiped everything out that didn't jive with her and started the evolution wheels a rolling. We were the most recent one, and really, there is no fucking with mother earth. When she says it's time for a race to punch out, she'll do it. I think we're all nostalgic, egotistical bastards who want things to stay the same forever and forever, when we're just fooling ourselves.
Animals (HUMANS included) all eventually become extinct.
Sorry to shatter your bubble for today. But we're on the chopping block. It won't happen right away, but it'll happen sooner or later, and no amount of science (let alone prayer, which if you're doing, you're a fucking loser) is going to stop that from happening. When the planet decides "enough is enough" (metaphorically speaking, the planet isn't sentient as far as I know) it'll wipe us out, either nice and fast like a meteor striking, or nice and slow by making all the food not be around, or cranking up the thermostat.
It'll happen. Deal with it, because you're probably not going to see it happen anyway,unless you're REALLY REALLY "lucky".
And hey, don't let that be a reason for you do your part to save the environment! Yay!