There are no doubt multiple reasons for an issue as complex as this one, but in general, it is my belief that human caused climate change and COVID came together to be our WWII moment, and we failed miserably at both. We could have used these issues as an opportunity to come together as a country and work together to make the changes we need to make to effectively deal with them, but we didn't. I think whether people are aware of this consciously, it is having a profound effect on the nation's mental health. I know it has on mine.
Another lost opportunity was the successful launch and deployment of the Webb telescope. That was a huge undertaking and required international cooperation. We should have aired that "unfolding" moment around the world to bring people together on a major human achievement. There was something like 300 and some single points of failure where things had to work or all was lost, and everyone of them worked! Our feelings of divisiveness, isolation, and separateness are going to be our undoing.
Great data. I'm wondering if the current downtick in OD deaths could be due to a drop in available addicts after wiping out so many in recent years. I have the same question for the 2023-2024 decline in homicide rate nationally. Are a high percentage of bad actors in jail or dead?
There are no doubt multiple reasons for an issue as complex as this one, but in general, it is my belief that human caused climate change and COVID came together to be our WWII moment, and we failed miserably at both. We could have used these issues as an opportunity to come together as a country and work together to make the changes we need to make to effectively deal with them, but we didn't. I think whether people are aware of this consciously, it is having a profound effect on the nation's mental health. I know it has on mine.
Another lost opportunity was the successful launch and deployment of the Webb telescope. That was a huge undertaking and required international cooperation. We should have aired that "unfolding" moment around the world to bring people together on a major human achievement. There was something like 300 and some single points of failure where things had to work or all was lost, and everyone of them worked! Our feelings of divisiveness, isolation, and separateness are going to be our undoing.
Great data. I'm wondering if the current downtick in OD deaths could be due to a drop in available addicts after wiping out so many in recent years. I have the same question for the 2023-2024 decline in homicide rate nationally. Are a high percentage of bad actors in jail or dead?