The best of times

“You can get this burst of wealth that we have created from this rapacious behavior,” added Romm. “But it has to collapse, unless adults stand up and say, ‘This is a Ponzi scheme. We have not generated real wealth, and we are destroying a livable climate ...’ Real wealth is something you can pass on in a way that others can enjoy.”

Thomas L Friedman, "The Inflection Is Near?" in today's New York Times.


When bigger and better are thwarted, you reach a difficult point; we're there.