Interesting thing this defensive pessimism, thanks for hinting. When you see scientists tear up when speaking of this planets state of being you really want human kind to wake up. Possible before it's too late?...my guess...nope, a sober observation I would say. We crossed the line but only few want to see it...understandable, is the painted picture indeed rather dark...with some colorful sparkles in it ;).
Sending you a hug, you old cranky humorous Hivian :)
Yep, in my opinion, it is how the picture usually looks like when it's seen from the perspective provided by a heretic scientist that while wearing the glasses of defensive pessimism, it allows them to contemplate the painted picture through a colorless greater dose of synderesis, logic, reality and feasibility. };)