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4. We simply let things run their course and consider the current situation a new type of filter event, where those unable to deal with the new high-dopamine environment are unable to procreate. Some people will make it, society will change and a new kind of people will emerge. The black plague reduced the population by up to 90% and the current population collapse will not be half as bad.

My impression is that a focus on dignity and worth of every person has lead to a complete fixation on rights and wants of minorities and underprivileged groups.

What is missing from this point of view are individual responsibility and willingness to contribute. From what I see online some people a fed up with this approach and this has caused the current backlash.

Perhaps dignity needs to be complemented by responsibility and we all ought to keep both in mind?

It seems like intellectuals of his integrity are leaving this world one after the other. Instead of keeping their legacy in high esteem, the ideas they refuted so vehemently are what is popular with the young generation.