Thank you @artwithheart. I'm glad I'm not the only one or the smartest one thinking about these things otherwise we really would be in trouble. :)
Getting back to the basics: nature, community, human interaction, and common decency, that is how we get out of this quagmire.
I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately we only pay lip service to these qualities as a society. Each of these four things you mention is definitely on the endangered list as we speak and there doesn't seem to be much popular will to save them.
Well, as I say to myself over and over, even if I am the only one, there is one person in the world who cares. And since I know that is not true, there are others who care, I will keep going for those who do. Thanks @tonyr.