I’ve just been reading an article by a pompous ass by the name of Mark Z Jacobson who claims that the three major problems of the world consist of air pollution mortality, global warming and energy security.
You might not know but I bet you could guess that Mr. Jacobson is located in that bastion of incoherent intellectualism, Stanford University in (gasp) California and that he has a vested interest in (wait for it) environmental studies.
My grandpa was, among other things, a trainer of mules. One of the ‘tools’ that he used in that pursuit was headgear that obstructed the side vision of the mule. This type of headgear was called ‘blinders’ and it’s purpose was to eliminate distraction and force focus on the mule.
Focus can be a very good thing when it comes to achieving a specific goal but there are negative side effects as any divorce attorney can testify. Keeping your shoulder to the wheel, your ear to the ground, your eye on the ball and your nose to the grindstone makes for a very uncomfortable working position.
Now, I believe that air pollution is a serious problem and that, on the whole, clean air is important to all of us.
The jury is still out on global warming and I suggest that energy security is a governmental problem.
As I see it, the three major problems for ordinary people are what they have always been...eating, sleeping ‘n sex ‘n Mr. Jacobson obviously doesn’t realize that he is just another soul lost in the wonderland of academia....
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