Manao - In other words the geriatric crowd isn't going to change anything
Change things - probably not. Help hold the center for as long as possible - hopefully so. Having been around this bloc a time or two, I've found that harm mitigation is also an important and necessary strategy, as sometimes the status quo is better than the alternative. In time, people with sufficient motivation (not there yet IMO - will get worse before it gets better) of all ages learn to engage and work all the tools available to them, from the soap box, to the ballot box, and so on. Ultimately though, if y'all had Ho Chi Minh to ultimately settle most of the political fights, lots of people currently may be counting on Ronald McDonald to do his part for America? One haupia pie and a side of liberation, please.
Given his current inability to read and comprehend several sentences at a time, it seems unlikely Obie is bound to make it to the end of the jet setting era, especially as new roadblocks and delays to the energy transition crop up here in Hawaii. I'll never understand why a set of geriatric half-wits thought they were well positioned for a time of enormous political, social, and environmental instability, but that's what they voted for. I guess when/if things get to the point of having to cast the "useless eaters" into the compost bin of history some may learn a bit too late the value of supporting a culture based in Aloha and with some inherent regard for kapuna.
As you said, physics don't care about feelings or beliefs - only actions. Hopefully, more people can take the actions needed to improve the lives, stability, and well-being of their community, and help avert the obvious train wreck coming on the horizon from gaining yet more momentum today.
Change things - probably not. Help hold the center for as long as possible - hopefully so. Having been around this bloc a time or two, I've found that harm mitigation is also an important and necessary strategy, as sometimes the status quo is better than the alternative. In time, people with sufficient motivation (not there yet IMO - will get worse before it gets better) of all ages learn to engage and work all the tools available to them, from the soap box, to the ballot box, and so on. Ultimately though, if y'all had Ho Chi Minh to ultimately settle most of the political fights, lots of people currently may be counting on Ronald McDonald to do his part for America? One haupia pie and a side of liberation, please.
Given his current inability to read and comprehend several sentences at a time, it seems unlikely Obie is bound to make it to the end of the jet setting era, especially as new roadblocks and delays to the energy transition crop up here in Hawaii. I'll never understand why a set of geriatric half-wits thought they were well positioned for a time of enormous political, social, and environmental instability, but that's what they voted for. I guess when/if things get to the point of having to cast the "useless eaters" into the compost bin of history some may learn a bit too late the value of supporting a culture based in Aloha and with some inherent regard for kapuna.
As you said, physics don't care about feelings or beliefs - only actions. Hopefully, more people can take the actions needed to improve the lives, stability, and well-being of their community, and help avert the obvious train wreck coming on the horizon from gaining yet more momentum today.