The remnants of the worst of our behaviors still thrive all around us and ignoring that is the problem, not the solution. Ignoring as a strategy is flawed by this one reality, if no one steps into and defends against our worst natures, our best natures have little to no chance to succeed. Our species is curious at times, we can see both the big picture and the little picture just fine, however we don't link them in a comprehensive way. Both are inexorably intertwined yet we do not get that. We instead see that our short term gains are of a higher value then some principle that has no obvious immediate effect. The price will be paid for our lack of long-sighted vision in application and it's neglect will get us later or if not us our children. Life would be so much simpler if we would take into account the cost/benefit of both our long-term and short-term solutions in an integrated way as they are supposed to be. Enough of the quick fix conveniences and dismissal of ideals justified through selfishness and fleeting pleasures. I am all for having a good time in life but not at the expense of reality and the effect that lack of reality has upon our species as a whole. The big picture of our species and it's civilization has as much at stake as our own lives do within the comforts of our existing civilization. Unless we forget for another day of self convenient ignoring, our lives are what they are based upon what others have sacrificed preceding us. We deserve nothing for being born and that we would put ourselves at a higher place in life above others so as to reap unequal benefit from those who have little benefit left is an example of the ignoring of our worst behaviors as if they don't exist.
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