I feel the same, but my pessimism isn't as pronounced. There's a lot to learn, especially in Australia, from Aboriginal peoples whose custodianship of the land was beneficial for several millenia.Sorry all. I didn’t mean to be a downer.
It is just my way of coping.
I am probably still more active than the majority of the population, but the reality is that I will probably die long before the worst from a climate perspective, and I am very content in my introvert cocoon with my cats and my chickens and my fruit trees.
Sorry again. Please resume normal programming!
Our main problem is preventing the excesses of capitalism world-wide. Preventing loss of the Amazon, pollution of the Niger delta, etc. that can only be achieved through international collaboration and action.
Instead we see political phenomena like Brexit nations pulling away instead of together.