Posthuman Blues

Rich Nations Gobbling Resources at an Unsustainable Rate

"Excessive consumption by the world's richest nations is making life even more difficult for the world's least fortunate, according to a new report by Redefining Progress. The U.S. based research group says the wealthiest nations are depleting global resources at an unprecedented rate -- with the United States leading the way -- and are mortgaging the future at the expense of today's children, the poor and the long term health of the planet."

It's as if we subconsciously intuit that there is no future; thus, this grotesque ecological "spending spree." There's a conspiracy theory that holds that the environment-destroying elite simply can't be this dumb and short-sighted, and that the incredibly wealthy will migrate to space colonies when Earth finally becomes unliveable.

I don't buy it. I think we really are that dumb.