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More Cognitive Dissonance

More Cognitive Dissonance

In my last post, I expressed my concerns regarding methane emissions along with the growing speed which our collective predicaments appear to be gaining. Then I explained precisely why we have thus far not made any real progress on these predicaments based upon our collective denial, which has a considerable amount to do with our basic human psychology. In conclusion, the reality is that very few people are actually paying an ounce of real attention. What they are paying attention to are all the distractions – the hype, advertising, marketing, and propaganda.

Today I bring more evidence of the increasing speed of these predicaments as I recall some of my articles which I had privately hoped might be a long way off into the future. I’m not one to try to evade uncomforting news. If I was, I most certainly wouldn’t be reading and watching these articles, reports, studies, videos, and other media to try to understand and comprehend fully where we are and where we’re headed. I focus on the trajectory and while I do read the hopium “success” stories about how great we are and all of the stupendous progress we’ve made, the trajectory does not show this – it shows instead our collective denial.

Attempting to bring sanity to what is essentially insane can be difficult, for sure. I wrote this article about hydrogen sulfide four months ago with the thought that the likelihood of ever seeing these effects in my lifetime were remote. Then, last week I saw this article which describes the scenario, quote:

We are passing a tipping point,” said Goes. “The food chain has been turned upside down.”
The changes are trouble for the people of the Middle East, eastern Africa, and southern Asia…

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