Tipping Point

I believe a tipping point is a credible phenomenon. Indeed, there are things we may do to aid the process, that is to say, become a "tipper".
1. Refrain from despair - even though we are about to nudge against extinction. Do whatever you need to do - cry, pray, take SSRI's, whatever, but get well enough to be a "tipper".
2. Become an activist and dispell self-defeating behaviours. This involves great change. But take it from me, change can happen. Four years ago I was a chain-smoking, cynical, binge drinking, nihilist. Today, I am a reverential, kind, non-smoking, environmentally conscious man on a quasi-spiritual path. I still like the odd glass of cabernet now and again, and, to this end, I admit it: I am very, very human. Still, I am now heading in an okay-ish direction.
3. Al Gore is right in one sense.* Climate change is a moral issue. Do not let anyone say "Global warming is just a cyclical phenomenon, and therefore normal." In fact, what they are saying is analogous to: "I think it is okay to rape and brutalize women - it's dotted throughout our history, right?" Wrong. Gaia is my terrestial mother, and, as a beautiful and nurturing parent, she deserves a modicum of respect. It is a little late, but I will no longer let any common-garden ignoramus propose that we cast our gaze aside while she is being violated. If we are going to destroy this planet, we must at least acknowlege what we do. Look her in the eye, so to speak.
4. The next time some dubious ass uses the word 'sustainable' to describe their specific brand of snake oil, pull them up on it. Inquire, politely, "what do you mean by sustainability?" See if they know what they are talking about. It is in danger of becoming a buzzword. And, once something becomes a buzzword, I believe it it loses 60 percent of its power.
The answer is clear. The zeroes can suceed where the sixties didn't!
Anyone want do a bit of tipping?


* He is still a tool of empire nevertheless....