Why is so much bad stuff going on?

Because people want it to go on.

You may object to this question, because it sounds so pessimistic. You prefer a more optimistic attitude.But I think we have to be realistic. We have to say the human world is in bad shape, really bad shape.

And we can see no way out of it, because most people cannot see much wrong - and insist that things are more or less ok. Admitting things are not ok - means they have failed. And they do want to admit that.

I think we have to admit that. We have been hit with problems we cannot solve - the way we are now. We will have to change who (or what) we are.

Can this be done? I think so. We don't have much choice, actually.