Do you guys ever

[tulipfield]

worry about big social/political/cultural/environmental problems you have very nearly absolutely no control over? Things like, children growing up with horrible parenting, the erosion of diversity in language and culture, the end of the world thanks to global warming

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[frecklegirl]

I get really, really worried about global warming and I just feel so out of control. Like, the temperatures here this summer have been ridiculous. And they're only going to get worse each year. And it's all because we're depleting the ozone layer with car/truck exhaust, factories, the very A/C we use to combat the heat, etc. And in order to bring about an end to that, it would require the concerted efforts, agreements, and decisions of insane amounts of people and companies globally, and... it's just not going to happen. We are stuck on this path. We are fucking up the world for future generations and it's too late to stop it. It's just impossible. That really, REALLY scares me and all I want to do is run away and I can't. Ugh.

I don't think the true downfall will come during our lifetimes... but we're on track for it, and I wish more people would recognize that before they make some of their wasteful, lazy decisions.

I do think it might be part of an OCD/anxiety disorder worrying thing, how much it bothers me. I'm able to let it go, but sometimes, it really concerns me. :(

[tulipfield]

I know. And last winter was ridiculously cold across the US, and in Korea the weather patterns have been all out of whack as well. But this is always the problem with environmental issues--since so often we can't immediately feel the repercussions, people, especially politicians with re-election time-lines on their minds, can't bother with their ounce of prevention.

Yeah. I dunno. =/