Our planet balances itself based upon our actions, but we have reached a point where our actions have pushed the planet to a particular threshold. It is now our turn to take action to balance our lives based off the planet. Otherwise, we reach a point of no return for the human race, both literally and metaphorically.
The Anthropocene is our monster. We made it. Not in a lab, but in our everyday lives. As a society, we have pushed Earth to a critical point. This monster we have brewed is looking to drown the world as we know it. The environment we find suitable to our lives is on the edge of destruction; it will flat-line if nothing is done. We need to fix the problem, not simply raise the ceiling of acceptance.
It is time to change. It is time to redefine what we define as progress and then move forward in that new direction. It is time we owned up to the mess we created and confronted it, for if we do not, it will wreck our lives just as easily as it is wrecking our planet. We need change–real change–and our deadline is just around the corner.
Why do we sit on the sidelines of the game that is the future of our lives, our planet, and our species?
What is it that can push people to take the Anthropocene as a serious threat to Earth and societies we are familiar with and take action?
How do we breach the wall of comfort we have surrounded ourselves with, and deeply convince ourselves that change is necessary enough for us to take action upon it?
Where The Blacktop Ends 