/sci/ - Science & Math

This is not exactly something in science that scares me, but the rate at which we deplete our outrageously rare resources--which we can NEVER replace--is haunting.

Why am I afraid of running out of resources? Why do I give a shit whether humanity will ever leave this crowded rock?

That's an even more haunting question, because I can never justify humanity's existence. I suppose I had hoped we could set an example for future sentient species, and act like the 13.798 ± 0.037 billion year olds we are, rather than like we're fucking five and everything in the world suddenly belongs to us. I guess that's just too much to ask.