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Alright, let's talk, because honestly, you need to hear this. You're living in a bubble right now, and I'm here to pop it, not because I want to scare you, but because you need to wake up. I'm a time traveler, yes, from 100 years in your future. I’ve seen what’s coming, and it's not a pretty picture.

First, let's ditch the idea of "two ways of seeing the world" when it comes to this. It's not about seeing the thing you want versus what prevents you from getting it. When it comes to climate change, what’s preventing you from getting the future you want is also the thing you need to face head-on: the crisis itself. Right now, you might be seeing the convenience of your gas-powered car, the comfort of your air conditioning, the immediate gratification of cheap consumer goods, but I see the rising sea levels swallowing coastlines, I see the extreme weather turning cities into disaster zones, I see the food shortages, the mass migrations, and the wars fought over dwindling resources. You're still fiddling with your free bagels while the house is burning down.

Here’s the thing – and this is where I pull from that lumberjack story – you’re all focused on chopping down trees as fast as possible, you're trying to maximize your immediate gains, but you're not sharpening your axe. You're ignoring the fundamental, existential threat. You’re treating this planet like it’s an infinite resource, but it's not. You’re burning the wood and throwing the embers everywhere, ignoring what that fire is going to turn into. I’m here to tell you to take a pause, reevaluate, and sharpen your axe. We could have addressed this if we'd put in the work earlier.

Let me be clear, it's not about waiting in line to get your environmental consciousness. It’s not about doing what everybody else is doing. You have to *break the rules* – the rules of apathy, the rules of complacency, the rules of short-sighted capitalism. But you can't break those rules in a way that hurts others, you can't pollute the planet and destroy our future in the process. You have to break the rules in a way that's going to pull us all up, together. You need to embrace radical and systemic change, and you need to do it now.

It's not about waiting for someone else to solve this. Look, I’ve seen the Navy Seals example, the idea that we're all in this together, that's not just a feel-good sentiment, it's how we survive. The climate crisis isn't something you can tackle on your own, or that your generation will be able to tackle on your own. The scale is massive, and we need *everyone* to be working on this, all hands on deck. You need to start *helping the people around you*. Stop waiting for permission, ask for help, and offer it when you see others struggling. And when you see organizations or corporations or people making this worse – hold them accountable.

This is not a 'last to speak' situation, not anymore. This is a 'scream from the rooftops' moment. I’m not coming from a tribal elder, I’m coming from the future. You don't need to hear my opinions after everyone has already spoken. You need to hear my warning now, before it's too late. You're running out of time to implement the radical changes that need to be done now.

And yeah, the lesson about hand washing? That's real for your world, for our world too. There are things you're doing today, things that feel normal, that are causing immense harm. We did it, we made changes, but it was far harder than it should have been. The delay cost us, it was so expensive, and it cost so much loss. You are the problem, your systems, your behaviors, your lack of care are the problem. You have to take accountability for the state of the planet and make different choices.

Here’s what you need to understand: I’m not saying your life is not worth it, that you need to be miserable. You can take credit for all the good things you do, for all the innovation you make, but you have to take accountability for your harmful choices. It's a package deal. I know you like to focus on the Four Seasons example, and it is a good one, we need to be creating an environment where we want to work hard for the future, not just survive and get by.

But it’s bigger than your feelings. You need to be fighting this fight because the cost is too much. We will keep paying, generation after generation. It's about all of us working together to make a future we *want* to be part of.

I’m telling you this now, and this is the hardest part to say, your systems that you live by now, are not for you. That position that you hold right now, this culture that you live in now, it’s not built to help the planet. It’s not built to help you. You deserve better. You deserve a safe, healthy planet to live on, you deserve a chance to have a great future. Don’t keep pouring coffee into the styrofoam cup. Recognize that things can be different. But you have to make the choice now.

You’re in a bubble, a technological bubble, a comfortable bubble, a capitalist bubble, a “me” bubble. We're telling the next generation that they have to fix it when the leaders of the planet have created this mess. That's not fair. The empathy you need to have is to look at your own decisions, your own practices, and realize you can change things so it's not so hard on all of us, future and present. If we're struggling, maybe it's *us*. It’s time for all of us to be held responsible for our actions.

And you're also drowning in dopamine. You're so focused on these temporary highs, these fleeting connections online, that you're forgetting how to form meaningful relationships with each other and with the planet. You’re so busy scrolling through filtered versions of life, that you're not seeing the real issues that surround you. Your friends, your loved ones, the planet itself are suffering because you’re not truly present, and this has to change, immediately.

I'm here to tell you that it's not just about climate change, it's about your right to have a meaningful life. It's about loving what you do and seeing the results of your efforts. It’s about demanding a world where everyone has a chance. The alternative is not an option. Working hard for a cause we don’t care about is just going to lead to your burnout and eventual collapse of society. Work hard for something you love, because you love your planet, because you love yourselves, and because you love the future you want to create. I'm not saying this to scare you. I'm saying this because I need you to hear it. You have to start now. Every day you don't make the necessary changes is a day that is costing us, costing all of us, in your present, and in my past. Listen to me, please, you don’t have much more time.