Is this accurate of our past and, if so, should it define our future?

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Man on trash mountainMan by Steve Cutts is a visceral animation depicting the history of mankind...ahem...bleeding into a possible view of our future. He focuses on our destructive nature, highlighting choices we've made some find cruel and wasteful and leading towards a demise by...well, you can see the ending yourself. Just 3:35 and worth the time.

What are your thoughts on this? There are a lot of dystopian media depicting an Earth broken and trashed by our existence. Do you see the Earth being trashed or is our current cycle as a hiccup until we become advanced enough to recycle everything? Will we continue to farm animals or will artificial meat replace them? Which begs the question: would you be willing to eat lab-grown meat?

About the author:

Daryl Weade photo Interested in the social impact of our future advancements, Daryl developed and built Regarding Tomorrow as a platform to share and discuss our collective hopes and fears of the future. Daryl's background is in education, including graduate studies in special needs and a masters in instructional technology from UVA's Curry School of Education. He has worked as a high school teacher and has over 10 years of university experience in the US and Canada.

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