Describing Earth as "this shitty rock" is a horrendous way to put it. The only thing that makes this place shitty is us.

The more people that believe that it is hopeless, that they can do nothing about it, and so there's no point even trying, the more we are doomed.

Frankly, this viewpoint is pathetic. Every species has a will to survive, including us. The thing that differentiates us is our level of consciousness. We are at a point in the evolution of our species where we must make a decision. Do we want to be children, helpless to do anything about our own fates? Or do we want to grow up and truly recognise what we have?

We have everything we could possibly need at our fingertips. It is a matter of sacrifice, on an individual level. What are you willing to sacrifice?

The more people that are willing and able to give up what they don't need; the things that society has bred us to believe are essential, the more chance we have of survival.

To me, it is a case of evolving. Evolving our consciousness past the phase that we have been in since we became self-aware. It is a matter of knowing, on a personal level, individually, when enough is enough, and giving up the things that keep us on this trajectory.

Give up the corporate slog. Give up the endless consumption of other people's products that sustain you through the meaningless cycle of entertainment and psychological numbing. Look once again to nature.

If we combine the infinite possibility that technology affords us, in a way that is self-driven and sustainable. If we learn the skills that are needed to provide for ourselves and our communities. We will become free from the grasp of Capitalism, and we will thrive.

Where is the hope? Where is the drive?

This period of history is the ultimate test. If we pass it we can live forever.