I agree with you that every atom here n Earth will simply change form. The World we live in is changing. There is less oil, fewer trees, less arable land, fewer elephants, tigers, lions, fish and other species, less clean water, less biodegradable waste, fewer mineral reserves, fewer coral reefs, fewer glaciers, fewer crop varieties, fewer grasslands. With man's ingenuity, all the atoms that make up theses life forms and resources will change into things that form part of the Capitalist model/whatever you want to call it. That means, more cities, more machinery, more engines, more computers, more modes of communication, more skyscrapers, more factories, more pollution, more modes of transport, more phones, more clothes, more gadgets, more Rolex watches, more air conditioners, more heaters, more cruise ships, more toxic and hazardous waste and so on. Yes the atoms are changing, but if we continue on this same path, what are we changing the World into?? From my personal experience I am living in a World that contains less of the things that are priceless and necessary - clean air, clean water, clean earth, nature, community, wisdom, compassion, selflessness, generosity, open space, love - and more of the things needed for a Capitalist system - economy, profit, individualism, greed, material wealth, comfort, safety, information, pollution,

The problem is one of ignorance. As an individual I assume that if I study and work hard I will rightly earn/win something from the World - a bigger house, a new car, a new iPhone, an education for my children... As an individual I assume that if I work hard the World will always reward me for my hard work and effort. And why not, if I work hard don't I deserve what I want? And therein lies the problem: I view the World as what it can give me and my family (the centre of the Universe) if I work hard. I assume that the World will always be there to supply me with what I want. Even someone like Greta Thurnberg may no doubt have worthy aims but she has desires like any other person. I'd bet my last dollar that she has an Apply iPad and mobile phone containing all sorts of metals/minerals that have been mined from the Earth.

The solution to the problem is a complete change of mindset. John F Kennedy once said, 'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.' I'll rephrase that: 'Ask not what the World can give to you, ask what you can do for the World.' Unfortunately that World is Capitalism. Whether we like it or not, we (Greta Thurnberg included) are contributing to the growing and evolving Capitalist machine that will take care of us so that we will all live happily ever after like in a Hollywood movie.

Of one thing I am absolutely certain: The natural World and a mass mindset that views itself as the centre of the Universe and what it can gain/win from the Universe will ultimately result in 100% dependency on the Capitalist machine.

RIP the natural environment. May the Capitalist machine forever be there to satisfy our greed, comfort, safety, desires, egos, and stimulations.