You'd be surprised at how many people actually buy into this shit. They actually believe they are doing their part in 'saving' the world. It's absolutely sick.
To answer your question, I don't really know. Over the course of some 45 years or so, we had long grown apart. Being blessed with charm, friendly personality, and good looks, he pretty much could have any woman he wanted. His lifestyle was an environmental 'drifter' though. Never keeping a job very long. Always able to charm his way into new ones. As time went on, I'm sure his 'Lebowski' lifestyle (slacker) started to catch up with him. Since, women tend to look for men that will provide them their security, it didn't help in the serious relationships he had. They ended badly. Lot's of bitterness there, I think. Even his suicide upset many, many people from our HS class. Being very popular in school, people were shocked and felt somewhat betrayed. How could he do that? I also read the many comments on the funeral home web page for leaving Condolences. The remarks left there were from all over the country. To me, some of them were inappropriate. Writing a condolence shouldn't include vitriol from a past relationship, or diagnosing his 'mind' when he is deceased. It's pathetic. Anyway, my friend lived in this tiny dwelling that was more of a hunters cabin or a dwelling to house migrant workers (no migrant workers though). The mind-set of these uber-tiny dwellings is part of promoting the "Climate-change" BS, population-control, nihilism, and other destructive behavior. The video above reminded me of my friends place of residence when I went to visit him.
Sorry about your friend, man. It is absolutely fucked up how little they give a shit who their lies affect. On the one hand, I want to make fun of people for falling for it, but I know they think they're doing the right thing. It's like a brainwashed cult member drinking the koolaid. I usually drop some facts on the overpopulation mythers like:
- The whole world's population could fit in the state of Texas
- Only 1% of the population is growing food for the other 99%
- Over HALF of all food is thrown away.
No one one could articulated it better than you just did. Years ago, I too tended to laugh at people that believed in this BS. I didn't really know 'where' my old friend was at with any of this. People change over the years. We only get snapshots of it as time goes on. It's not very revealing either. I'm suspecting the-- 'Save the planet. Kill yourself' brainwashing was a factor in my friend's death. There's way too many powerful misanthropes out there pedaling this shit. Too many people are actually believing in this BS. It's very harmful and sick. I don't take it lightly anymore.
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