arguably the most dystopian aspect of america is the extremely low regard for scientific facts and opinions held by a great many people including the current ruling political party and it's supporters. including many of the most 'successful' (wealthy) like the current president and his former fan boy elon musk.
have u seen musk in a t shirt with the message 'occupy mars'? apparently the purportedly world's richest man thinks colonizing an alien environment that's wholly unconducive to earth life is no big challenge, which is indicative of extreme ignorance and hubris.
it's not just trump and musk. apparently a lot of billionaires and the like r similar. as r their megamillions of supporters. oblivious to our existential crisis. oblivious to a lot of things, and believing a lot of nonsense, like faith based religious claims which are patently absurd. embracing an irrational world view.
it's too late now, but if there's one fundamental change that theoretically could stop us from destroying ourselves, it would be making sheeple be rational, appreciate science and replace ignorance with knowledge.
where r magic wands when they're needed?
a good place to start performing this miracle is by attacking religious dogmatism. that would be very upsetting to a great many sheeple and to the whole society/culture. not to mention the fool(s) who would try to lead the way.
nobody (virtually) wants to upset the status quo which has made us so privileged, such 'winners'. especially those who have become the biggest winners. the mega wealthy. for if scientific facts and opinions begin to receive due respect, everything will radically change, especially for clueless billionaires.
but unless or until such a change is made, we 'winners' will all ultimately be losers, if and when our species goes extinct. as someone who clearly sees this coming and is doing virtually nothing to avert it, arguably i'm worse than the likes of elon musk, or no better
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