Denialism as self-appointed extinction: False optimism is a lethal bias
Admiral James Stockdale (POW), Hanoi Hilton Survival Guide:
"Who didn't survive?"
"That's easy, the optimists: You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end - which you can never afford to lose – with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.”
Not everyone survives what comes next. Not everyone should.
We always knew where this was all heading:
"The 20th century's industrialization has left the world overcrowded, polluted and stagnant by the turn of the 21st century. A dystopian future suffering from pollution, overpopulation, depleted resources, poverty, dying oceans, and all year humidity due to the greenhouse effect. Much of the population survives on processed food rations, including 'soylent green'."
1973: Soylent Green
In a race with a grizzly, the race isn't between you and the bear, it's between you and everyone else. It's good to have a head start.
