Weekly Reflections 15 August
On my mind this week.
It has been a week of serious reflection as I wondered how we will address the challenges we face. From residual, persistent covid to the IPCC report on climate change, headlines scream at us momentarily only to be replaced by another attention-grabbing "issue of the day" with barely pause for breath.. This week, it was IPCC Monday, Grade Inflation Tuesday, Royal misdemeanours Wednesday, and Afghanistan Thursday. Our media seems to suffer from some form of ADHD as it leaps from one topic to another in search of eyeballs, and it is unsurprising we feel a sense of overwhelm.
The IPCC publication is probably the most momentous of my seven decades on the planet and makes issues like wars and terrorism child's play by comparison. However, it is equally alarming that it only really confirms the inferences of the previous reports. Sometimes, waiting for evidence is not the smartest move.
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