I had a terrifying nightmare last night. It goes something like this: My father and I were sitting on a hill enjoying the view of a majestic Sequoia Forest when a red miasma filled the sky, and we were swept into a deep sleep. We awakened to find a surprising and horrifying NOTHINGNESS...all the trees has been cut down. A note hung by the road read "Forest Management." Where giant, ancient, fellow travelers of LIFE once proudly stood...stumps...but so massive they looked more like wooden house decks... monuments to meaningless death, whose rings reveal an eons long story of ups and downs but whose final line seemed to sigh..."foolish humans."
Nightmares are nightmares, but what is terrifying about this one is I know it's not impossible. We live in a world where a good percentage of the people hold nothing sacred, value only their fragile, entitled egos...are not willing to walk one millimetre -let alone a mile- in another persons shoes...who would sell the future of any one of our grandchildren if it made them a nickel. Immune to facts, immune to shame, and thirsty for destruction. I am reminded of the famous pop quote:
"Listen, and understand. That terminator is out there. It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead."
Well, the Terminator is real...but it's not a rogue AI made of metal...it's a group of humans with poor understanding of the world, damaged psychologies, and who will take out all their fears, frustration, and hate out on us if we allow them to run the show.
