Are you wanting happiness and joy for the holiday season? Don't read more. Go elf yourself instead. Office Mess (chit from china) would like to use you in its advertising.
This is happening. It has happened before. I don't know if it was with as much frequency during human existence as it is now but does it really matter? Pompeii may have had 20,000 inhabitants. Buried by a volcanic eruption on August 24th, it was a town eventually forgotten until rediscovered in 1748.
Chichen Itza. (New Orleans) A place in South (North) American that had a political organization of rulership through council. It was a major economic power participating in trade (transportation of goods and tourism).
A revolt and civil war broke out (a hurricane came with resulting floods and fires) and Chichen Itza (New Orleans) went into decline. The site itself was never completely abandoned, the population declined and no major new constructions were built. What is New Orleans fate?
Imagine tracing your own DNA from Africa, 50,000 to 60,000 years ago, to where YOU live today. This is what I want for the winter holiday celebrations. This, and upgrades, and an assistant, and a way to steer my friends children through the mess we are leaving them. A way for them to survive to build a better life in harmony with the nature of things.