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“If the Easter Islanders couldn't solve their milder local problems in the past, how can the modern world hope to solve its big global problems? People who get depressed at such thoughts often then ask me, “Jared, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the world’s future?” I answer, “I am a cautious optimist.” By that, I mean that, on the one hand, I acknowledge the seriousness of the problems facing us. If we don’t make a determined effort to solve them, and if we don’t succeed at that effort, the world as a whole within the next few decades will face a declining standard of living, or perhaps something worse. That’s the reason why I decided to devote most of my career efforts at this stage of my life to convincing people that our problems have to be taken seriously and won’t go away otherwise. On the other hand, we shall be able to solve our problems – if we choose to do so.”
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed • Jared Diamond“ “The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.””
The Cherry Orchard • Anton Chekhov“It should be noted that the games of children are not games, and must be considered as their most serious actions.”
Essays • Michel De Montaigne“The more pride you have in a particular aspect of your identity, the more motivated you will be to maintain the habits associated with it.”
Atomic Habits • James Clear“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.”
Pride and Prejudice • Jane Austen
