When I grew up in the 80's I didn't think I'd be in the last generation of kids that actually had hope for the future. Back then (even though global warming was known about) the future was exciting. We had TV shows like Beyond 2000 that made us dream of flying cars.

Gosh, what it must be like to be kid today. Down right demotivating and depressing.

Do you think all of this was inevitable Jessica? Is this the fate that evolution leads to when a species develops a certain critical level of intelligence and understanding of how things work? I'd like to think there's a planet somewhere where there are smart beings that didn't make these mistakes, or at least corrected them quickly.