I was recently engaged in a conversation with a wealthy retiree about the state of the planet. His point was pretty clear. Humans have ruined our natural eco system, and we can blame the big corporations and the governments of the world for getting us to a place that could be disastrously irreversible.

Uh-ha. My exact miserable thoughts some days…

What dawned on me post chat is that this friend has often boasted that he’s played it smart in his financial life and always invested in large companies on the stock exchange, which now completely funds his comfortable lifestyle.