Kraft vas Si'yah

Kraft vas Si'yah @mkraft Well that is weird. Distant cousins?

Kraft vas Si'yah @mkraft Second one definetly. Location here https://www.google.com/maps/search/old+helsinki/@60.1678396,24.9549392,550a,35y,358.59h/data=!3m1!1e3 --- Not sure about the first but does at least resemble it. Not really good at recognizing our capital as I have not lived there at all or visited that much.

Kraft vas Si'yah @mkraft Difficult to say what would happen if things were coming to a breaking point with population. We are already consuming the earth over it's capacity each year faster. This year the day was 1st of august at which point we went over the yearly limit of what the earth can produce. The earth just has so many resources that we don't see the effects in a truly urgent way in most places. Certain areas though, the effects are clear. In my opinion the worlds population should be stabilized by each country and the move to sustainable energy use should become mandated so that in the next 10 or so years energy use would be renewable all around. Maybe impossible but as countries are just making promises but not actions, it is not that comforting either. Mass conflicts, refugee crisis, possible wars, starvation, extreme weather conditions etc. All of those will happen more and more if people don't wake up in my opinion, as so many fiction stories depict those scenarios. We are good in shielding our eyes from bad stuff which is why these need to be done not by individuals first but by nations. That way people can be quided to a more earth friendly behaviour. Also refugees to other countries does not alleviate the problem, it just changes it's location and enable more people to be born in the places from where they have left (if the country is a high birth rate one).

Kraft vas Si'yah @mkraft Helping others is important but there are limits and the most prevalent actions need to happen where those problems stem from. Just like diseases, we need to treat the cause, not the symptom to stop it from causing problems.

. @pk_zero Limit of reality is man kind's kryptonite. Finite resources, finite cycle of life, finite lifespan, it is in finite circumstances do humans appreciate the life they have. Will man destroy each other for the last resources? Or will man come together to save itself?

Kraft vas Si'yah @mkraft That is the question that all of us should consider so that we would not end up in that situation, but unfortunally that is not generally the case. We can always hope for the best and do ourself what can be done but there are limits to individual actions. In the end though, will we have one to few people out there who will think for themselves only and result in the destruction or will people be able to collectively prevent such a situations to occur. We have so many fiction movies, books and other media that the possibilities have been told to us many times now though not in the most poor places. And as we can still see, we humans are very much still primitive in our behaviour, where ever you look in our planet. That behaviour just manifests itself in different ways. Personal responsibility to think yourself, to go against the crowd when it is in the wrong and to do your best for the future of all. Not difficult concepts but difficult to act upon as we are feeble creatures at the core. I may say great things but when it is time to act I can shrink to that feeble version just like anyone else. Thats is mainly due to lack of experience in the new and unexpected just like most of us. To overcome those is the sign of growth which takes time. Just hope that people will stand up in those challenges and grow through mistakes rather than hide in the hopes of a better future in their minds. Dark thoughts which is why one should try to hope the best of people as otherwise one would become a mess with thinking these things. :)

. @pk_zero True I feel most action based anime and video games are based off that very notion if you think about it? Most stories usually start with some weak person or group that have to overcome impossible odds to complete their goal, save their homeland/world, save a friend, stop some evil omega powerful being, etc. Or if the characters are already strong then they wind up in situations where their abilities are useless, their opponents are way past them in power, or they cannot use them because of the circumstances. But if you look in between the lines they all have the goal of an impossible task that's way bigger than them but they have hope or faith in their nakama, beliefs, dreams, etc. to overcome basically the dark future. These kinds of stories have existed since ancient times and still persist today so I always wondered if this is a reflection of human tendency to want to overcome their obstacles by pure will alone? Could hope of a better future overcome the boundaries of a destructive end? Maybe its these human traits that is the dichotomy of what humans fight today. The haves and have nots. The weak vs the strong. The rich vs the poor, The east vs the west. This government party vs the other. This race vs that race. Etc. A world filled with dictomies of 2 strong opposing ideas creates chaos and war. But if they and together they are strong and unbreakable. Basically what is stronger in human nature? Coming together to overcome? Or fighting for survival?

Kraft vas Si'yah @mkraft That depends on the individual. Some find strength in coming together and some might fight to the end by themselves. Each will find their way for survival. Problem is that does either side cause problems for the survival of all especially if the side is the majority. As the majority can offset the actions of the few most of the time if the few don't have too much power to cause problems. But the few can't offset the majorities actions. Thos can be seen for examble in the principle of ruling a country. If you have a single ruler with advisors only then taking action is fast and uniform if the ruler is respected, good things will be done when needed but the possibility of corruption is high. Democracy on the other hand can prevent more corruption (not immune though) but can be too slow to make decisions if opposing arguments are equal in power. Finding the balance is difficult especially if people gravitate too much on the extremes. Logic though is important to keep in mind so that utterly stupid ideas with no proof don't get too much traction in our direction as a society.