Civilization is a dissipative affair against which we have no defense since we are all hard wired to gorge on the energy gradient.  If this means we are in conflict with the very biosphere that has created life to begin with, well then that is something that can be ignored in favor of our next dopamine fix.  Modern times.

Via Paul Chefurka “The Thermodynamics of Civilization”:

• Don’t get hung up by other people’s “shoulds and shouldn’ts”.
• Occasionally re-examine our personal values.  If they aren’t in alignment with what we think the world needs, change them.
• Stop blaming people. Others are as much victims of the times as we are – even the CEOs and politicians.
• Blame, anger and outrage are pointless.  They waste precious energy that we will need for more useful work.
• Laugh a lot, at everything – including ourselves.
• Hold all the world’s various beliefs and “isms” lightly, including our own.
• Forgive others. Forgive ourselves. For everything.
• Love everything just as deeply as you can.Stay awake to what’s happening around us.