Human beings were experts at shifting the blame when shit hit the fan. Nobody liked to take responsibility for their actions. That’s why the world transformed from a beautiful paradise into fucking hell within a span of 300 years!
But that’s not the only thing they were good at. Humans were also expert in shifting problems i.e. Each “solution” to a problem in turn generated an even bigger fucking problem!
Alternative to gas? Electric vehicles!
Alternative to hydroelectricity? Solar panels!
Alternative to coal? Nuclear fucking power!
The shifting problem had been a part of human nature long before I was born.
Whenever there was a mess, instead of finding a proper solution taking into account the entire planet and future of mankind, politicians and governments found it easier to hide the problems from public view.
What happened to the factory effluents that were untreated? Dump them into the river!
What happened to the trillions of tons of textile waste? Dump them in the landfills!
What happened to the nuclear waste? Bury them in underground septic tanks!
What happened to the trillions of tons of plastic waste? Dump them in the oceans!
The general thought process of these fools was that, if people didn’t see what was happening nobody would have to worry about a thing!
Since a lot of people lived in the cities, most of them didn’t have a clue what was going on. They never had to witness the great crimes their fellow humans were committing against their planet, lest it might trouble their conscious!
But the earth retaliated in it’s own way. All the plastics and garbage that was dumped far out in the ocean, was swept back onto the beaches. Humans loved the beaches. They loved walking on the beaches! They enjoyed sleeping butt naked on their beaches! And when the plastic garbage washed up on their beaches, it was a sight to behold!
The chemicals that the corporations sold to the farmers polluted the soil and killed it’s potency. Large strips of barren land became more common out in the countryside.
The trees that humans chopped off to make their cheap tables at Ikea, took their moisture with them. The land became barren. There was drought, and when it did rain, floods and landslides washed away the humans’ homes.
The air that factories and firecracker enthusiasts were polluting created a blanket of smog over the cities. You couldn’t see the sun during the day. And the oxygen was top quality! Perfect for nourishing the lungs of the residents!
The rivers that industries polluted killed all the fish and polluted the soil. Anything that grew on the farms watered by those rivers gave people cancer. The livestock that drank that water gave people cancer.
Humans were so focused on fucking the planet up, most of them didn’t even notice the planet reacting. Not until they were paying their hospital bills anyway.
Yet they had the audacity, the fucking nerve to call themselves the most intelligent species on the planet!
“How dare you!” ~ Greta Thunberg