MIT Technology Review

Only scanned the first bit so far, but this deserves a deep read.

I've noted before, our ecosystems are so far gone that most people, especially the youngest of us, don't have a clue. To add more to that comment, last night my daughter pointed and said, "Daddy! There's a moth on the wall! Right there!"

She's 12, not 2, that was unworthy of comment, shows what I mean. My second year of college ('91), we had a moth invasion. It was wild! Dead moths everywhere, moths swarming every light. No one noticed. And now a single moth is worthy of notice.

The animals are already gone. I don't know what the line is for "collapse", but given what I grew up with, the ecosystems are collapsed today. Maybe once we hit the point they cannot recover? Call that collapse?

I walked miles and miles through the woods today. Saw a few deer tracks, lots of coyote prints, that was about it. Maybe some trash pandas. Zero large birds or small mammals. This was in NW Florida, after the rains washed the sandy trails flat, perfect tracking situation. Spit in the creek and 6 minnows swarmed on it. Felt good about at least that much. Fuck. (Fish should be boiling out of this ecosystem.)

The Chinese are keenly aware of how much protein they're pulling from the oceans, and how much they'll need in the future. So far, this article make me hopeful.