Anthropocentrism
Two rigs in one month? Seriously? I'm interested to watch fuel prices this summer and how this will be affecting everyone in the fall. The seasonal farmers are fucked. Thinking about the wildlife and ecosystems that are going to be affected really makes me sad. I know that I can't even comprehend the extent of the situation to it's fullest either. They're estimating it will take 3+ months to stop the leak because they can't just cap the sucker off they have to do the whole relief well drilling. BP is supposed to be the one paying for the clean up. When I look at the cost estimations online it's just mind boggling. Where is this money even coming from? Okay, fine. Let's say they get it all fixed. Where do you draw the line on when the cleaning stops? When the leak is fixed? What amount of oil in the ocean/beaches/etc constitutes as "clean enough"? They say you can still go on the beaches up in Prince William Sound, AK and dig and find oil sitting there. What about that?
I was watching Cosmos w/ Carl Sagan today and it made me feel small. I am finding joy and also sadness in that feeling. Joy because everything is, indeed, impermanent and there's a kind of freedom in that and it helps put things in a different perspective. Sadness because it just seems like we should have all this shit figured out already. As a species we have done so much! When people(s) put their mind to things they come to life and it's happening faster and faster as we go on. I just wish we could turn our attention as a global nation to one issue a year and completely fix that shit. Haha. Why did we start going to space when we don't even know what is at the deepest depths of the ocean? So much is unexplored. BLAH. Why are we so divided? Can't we all agree that starvation, rape and poverty are bad things? Can we all just take a step back and realize that when it comes down to it we're all stuck on this piece of dust together?
I dunno I'm rambling and not really saying much. I just wish that every one did just a little bit more than they do. I wish that I met more people picking up trash. I wish that I saw more people walking outside. I wish that people were more educated and were capable of empathizing with others. I wish it wasn't just a rat race.
I was watching Cosmos w/ Carl Sagan today and it made me feel small. I am finding joy and also sadness in that feeling. Joy because everything is, indeed, impermanent and there's a kind of freedom in that and it helps put things in a different perspective. Sadness because it just seems like we should have all this shit figured out already. As a species we have done so much! When people(s) put their mind to things they come to life and it's happening faster and faster as we go on. I just wish we could turn our attention as a global nation to one issue a year and completely fix that shit. Haha. Why did we start going to space when we don't even know what is at the deepest depths of the ocean? So much is unexplored. BLAH. Why are we so divided? Can't we all agree that starvation, rape and poverty are bad things? Can we all just take a step back and realize that when it comes down to it we're all stuck on this piece of dust together?
I dunno I'm rambling and not really saying much. I just wish that every one did just a little bit more than they do. I wish that I met more people picking up trash. I wish that I saw more people walking outside. I wish that people were more educated and were capable of empathizing with others. I wish it wasn't just a rat race.