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Re:Should we be suspicious of the idea of the Anthropocene? by brc on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @01:13AM (#9301759)
For the record I appreciated your comment but can't reply there. It shows a willingness to consider a position. I'm guessing you're probably young, and young people have a torrent of "the end of the world is nigh" thrown at them these days. It's tough to see above this and think optimistically. But the key to a calm mind is to think optimistically, tempered with rational 'what if' thinking, so if bad events do come to pass, it's not earth shattering.
Re:Should we be suspicious of the idea of the Anthropocene? by gress on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @11:16AM (#9304274)
How do you account for the failure of past civilizations? What is different this time?

I'm all for optimism, but optimism and ignoring problems are very different things.