That’s the problem with humanity, isn’t it? We don’t learn the important things, value the important things, know how to do/make the important things. We keep on hankering after the same useless possessions and revering the crooks and brutes who have them..
That scenario, of the super-rich leaving for some island/planet in the sun, is a common one, almost as if it’s a distinct possibility. What nobody explains though is who is going to produce their toilet paper, the fabrics to make their clothes, their food? They might have loads of cash, but concretely, what do they know how to do?
Oh Fantastic. I am in a foul, awful frame of mind....well, based solely on my writing. I will post later and it is a doozy of ichor and despair. But then again, as in your piece, what can we do, except laugh at it all? And dare to hope. I haven't seen Mars Attacks, but I did love the ending of Don't Look Up when the "special" people make it to another planet after all. HAHAHAHAHA!
I haven’t seen Don’t Look Up either, but as far as I remember, it' was a serious film. Mars Attacks is supposed to be funny. Thing is, the caricatures don’t work. They’re what we’ve come to expect as ‘normal’. The president is several light years ahead of Trump in empathy and intelligence, as are his advisors, so I couldn’t find anything funny in it.
Love it!
With all the workers left behind, I wonder how they’ll manage to look after themselves on Planet B?
I imagine it will be much like the final scene of Don't Look Up. Meanwhile, back on Earth, new oligarchs begin to form...
That’s the problem with humanity, isn’t it? We don’t learn the important things, value the important things, know how to do/make the important things. We keep on hankering after the same useless possessions and revering the crooks and brutes who have them..
Oh, I wish!! 😊
"Mars Attacks" sounds like the awful sci-fi movies my husband watches (by himself). 😂
It’s supposed to be a classic. Maybe in the 1990s things were so different that the characters seemed like funny caricatures. The reality was scary.
Sounds more like the beginning of life…
A better one, maybe.
Ahahahaha...yeah, we should do it!
I know they’re just dying to leave the mess they’ve created :)
Brilliant - if only!
That scenario, of the super-rich leaving for some island/planet in the sun, is a common one, almost as if it’s a distinct possibility. What nobody explains though is who is going to produce their toilet paper, the fabrics to make their clothes, their food? They might have loads of cash, but concretely, what do they know how to do?
I don’t think they have a clue, but I’d be delighted if they went starting with elon Musk and Trump.
Pilot and co-pilot of the flagship. The dream team :)
Ha! Wish they'd all get on their rockets now and gtfo!
Yes, now, while there’s still hope the rest of us can turn things around! And hope they find a black hole to get sucked into.
Yes, please!
Oh Fantastic. I am in a foul, awful frame of mind....well, based solely on my writing. I will post later and it is a doozy of ichor and despair. But then again, as in your piece, what can we do, except laugh at it all? And dare to hope. I haven't seen Mars Attacks, but I did love the ending of Don't Look Up when the "special" people make it to another planet after all. HAHAHAHAHA!
I haven’t seen Don’t Look Up either, but as far as I remember, it' was a serious film. Mars Attacks is supposed to be funny. Thing is, the caricatures don’t work. They’re what we’ve come to expect as ‘normal’. The president is several light years ahead of Trump in empathy and intelligence, as are his advisors, so I couldn’t find anything funny in it.
We can dream . . .
We wish.
I know I do.
Ha ha loved it!
If only :)
Brilliant! Made me smile too.
Next time, if it’s possible to learn from history, maybe we’ll pick better role models.
We rarely learn from history. It’s why it repeats itself 🙁
Sadly true.
Thank you for the restack!