Norman Borlaug was a pioneer in genetic modification of crops. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for developing high nutrient, drought resistant crops that were credited with saving over one billion lives.
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine.
William Shockley invented the transistor, which made the whole universe of electronics and digital technology possible.
The list of people who impacted the world in great and meaningful ways could go on forever.
Then there is Jill Filipovic. She is a writer, and she tweeted this:
Nihilism is a philosophy that says, among other things, that life has no intrinsic value. This tweet is pathological nihilism.
For her, the measure of a human life is only in the resources that it consumes.
Never mind the potential for greatness. The ability to improve the world. A human life is simply a detriment to the planet.
I wonder what she would say about people like Borlaug, or Salk, or even Einstein, or Gates and Jobs. Where they worth the resources they consumed?
What is her standard for a return on investment for just how much environmental damage a person does just by living? Is being a middle class, tax paying, family man with a good job enough, or would the balance of the universe be better of if he had not existed?
When the worth of a life is measured only by how little resource that life consumes the most value a person can have is to die quickly.
This is one of the most disgusting and disheartening things I’ve ever seen.
My standard response to twits like this is something along the lines of “You first.”
They want less people around, so they should be the first in line to show us how it’s done. Whether the issue is euthanasia or suicide or population control or whatever. You first. Show me how it’s done.
Absolutely.
The reply should be, “Lead the Way!”
Dear Jill,
How many transcontinental and transoceanic flights have you taken? Maybe you have already used your share and more? Set an example for the world. You have a huge soapbox, use it to implement your policy personally.
Or are you just a blowhard?
Rule #1 for the Cntrl-Left: the rules they preach are for YOU, not them.
Thus, YOU are an evil earth destroyer if you don’t live in a 200 sq ft high density mixed use urban tenement, but they are still good in their 20,000 sq ft lakefront mansion built in virgin forest. Because they care.
YOU are evil if you own guns, and moreso of you carry them. But they can have professional armed guards who carry guns.
Man, I can’t stand wannabe aristocrats.
Actually…Borlaug IMO destroyed the US Wheat Industry by inventing a knee high wheat which he said was “more filling”. It later was discovered why….the gluten content per grain was increased by 800%, which has created all types of health complications besides Celiac Disease. Due to this ‘great invention’ other nations will not import our life-saving wheat.