Carla: |
(coughing) This poem is too depressing! |
Yahui: |
(nodding slightly) Agreed. Most people focus on short-term profits, forgetting about long-term consequences. This is a common human cognitive bias. |
Carlos: |
(shrugging his shoulders, then sipping a glass of wine) Many possible futures exist. This poem portrays merely one of them. |
Reed: |
It' s good to remember that "civilization" is but a temporary phenomenon … the Earth will be around much longer than any of us. |