"Scratching for Water on the Moon"

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally posted by insoluble
Bruce -

Not a lot to worry about? How about the fact that everyone's comfort comes at the cost of the environment? It's the complacent attitude evident in your post that I was talking about. So yeah - keep on consuming and looking the other way.

See what I mean, we live relatively safe and secure lives. We have to LOOK for things to worry about like the environment. Sure it's a real and growing problem, but it doesn't break into your house in the middle of the night. If you ignore it, it's not going to come and get you, right here, right now.
So I have a choice of going out and help the environment, requiring I do some research on how and where or I can watch the WWF on the tube while scarfing beer and nachos. Actually I hate the WWF and their ilk and I'm not keen on beer and nachos but the point is people in this country are comfortable and complacent to the point of boredom.
This is a subjective judgement on my part but no more so than "hollow and miserable" on your part. What is "hollow"? Soulless? Hungry? Chocolate easter bunnies? And "miserable"? Love boat prempted? Liquor store closed? Jock itch?
OK, I'm being a smartass but I'm not that far off the truth of what the average American sees as his major concerns which is why he's looking for entertainment.