Jared Diamond and youth. WWJDD!

JD spoke this morning at the World Bank, and it was GREAT. He outlined his book, Collapse, making points like "the world can't support current consumption, let alone if the third world catches up and starts consuming as we do, which is currently 32 times what they do" palatable to this crowd fo elites. And in Q&A asked for young people "who will be around in 60 years." I've never seen anyone respect young people here! I'm telling you, I went from admiration to fierce loyalty for that. He also declined to give the WB a "grade," saying he wants to learn more. Maybe a diplomat, but more of a scientist, really. A refreshing way of being that's like oxygen in this truth-starved political climate.