When pride tries to hide fall

Our species had some important advances in technology in late 1800's and early 1900's that greatly improved food production. Where advances with machines were a large part like with arrival of tractors. Plus industry got good at getting food to people all over the world. Supermarkets are modern marvels.

Historically food shocks had been most devastating area for humans and that changed. Should have been great! 

But instead massive wars erupted, mass conflict took over, and severe inequalities gained traction. And human species exploded into runaway growth.

Our species burned more and more relentlessly till blankets of carbon dioxide over world fueled more deadly weather. While accelerating evolution of viruses with stunning carelessness as behaved as if they were not most lethal things on planet.

Plenty of critiques questioned behavior that finally had clear consequences from 2020 when a pandemic was declared. And weather has worsened sharply, with huge flooding disasters created just by rain which are global now.

Yet, especially in nations like my own? Some insist things are ok! Claim original pandemic is over despite actual evidence showing is worse, and try to talk economy instead of rapidly disintegrating environment.

What is explanation? I think is pride.

Turns out critiques were correct. People did need to be responsible and be concerned about the future. 

Endless exploitation and greed were actually bad ideas. But folks many I think did think were successful with doomed behavior are not the types to admit were wrong have noticed.

Smart people though are working hard on handling reality rather than denying it for any reason. Is particularly sad to me that denial I perceive is for ego protection. People who screwed things up, actually behave worse as that is clear to try and hide that truth.

Our species though has always depended ultimately on dealing with reality and actually handling problems being deciding factor. 

Our communication with each other like am attempting with this post can talk from why of tragedy to path to renewal which I think is, responsible behavior.

Why work for a living

Got off to a good start after high school as went to Vanderbilt University which is a top ranked school. And despite diverging after by enlisting in US Army, I did become a military officer later with a direct commission.

Then my life felt like went off the rails. A racist officer deliberately smeared me on an officer evaluation among other things accusing me of hitting on his buddy's girlfriend. His buddy it turned out was the civilian Radiation Safety Officer whose girlfriend was the head of the Mammography Department!

I once asked her to lunch in the hospital cafeteria. Was a friendly gesture. She declined. I thought nothing of it. My job back then was inspecting all radioactive emitting devices including in her department.

But was accused of hitting on her in an evaluation that read like a soap opera. So I appealed, got a JAG attorney who just really shrugged and said he could get away with it. And the US Army separated me but thankfully with an honorable discharge.

So much for claims of US Army about fairness and am not mad now. That was nearly thirty years ago. But my faith was shaken. I would trust American systems, no more.

Am glad I learned that lesson! In recent times a pandemic has been badly handled. Has killed and killed but people keep being told is managed. Are pressured to go back to work if managed to leave to be safer.

The pandemic virus causes brain damage and actually shrinks brains. Is airborne spreading when people talk! Governments have resisted telling those details though. I know is fear of additional government regulations, like for clean air or rights of workers.

The talk of our nation is one thing but like I learned with US Army, you cannot trust that.

But work is necessity. My work life went off the rails. That distrust I learned was not helpful for stability. But was great for personal safety. Repeatedly I found lies and exploitation were the norm. Trying to find a way to make my own way was eventually technically homeless. But relied first on family and later my status as a veteran to never be forced to live on the streets. 

Have documented much here. Have under label: struggle.

We work for many reasons where is not just about surviving but also thriving. Our systems are deliberately broken. Am working now to fix them.