Yeah, but we're running out of time.

Personally I think we passed the point of no return a long time ago. The bastards who hold the power are just placating us to stave of the inevitable breakdown in societal order when people finally wise up and go on the final apocalptic rampage.

On the bright side, humanity's descent into lawlessness, violence, dystopian misrule leading to some sort of diminished token human presence haunting the fringes of post-civilisation could well be the only chance for Planet Earth's survival...   either that or the arrival of some extra-terrestial super-intelligence to show us the way, but chances are they'd tae one look at the situation and remove the Human Infection from this once perfect and precious jewel we seem hell bent on turning into a cinder all too prematurely.