Week 15: Someone Else Will Take Care of This - This Week With Bob Dylan “Masters of War”

Dear all,

“Let me ask you one question

Is your money that good

Will it buy you forgiveness

Do you think that it could

I think you will find

When your death takes its toll

All the money you made

Will never buy back your soul”

Someone else will (not) take care of this. What surprises me the most is the pathological fear that people and organizations around the world now use as an excuse and refuge to do nothing. Bullying, violent coercion, and manipulation have been on the menu before in our shared history. We know the costs, and we know the consequences.

Maybe we’ve reached a stage in human evolution where access to social media, on-demand streaming, food deliveries to our doorsteps, and series like Love is Blind are perfectly enough for the majority of us—and for our sense of wellbeing. Democracy, freedom of speech, respect for the rule of law, international agreements—all of that feels so tiring and boring. No fun.

Most people “love nature” and teach their children not to litter, to respect flowers, bees, and ants. Yet, at the same time, these very same people invest their pensions in fossil fuel companies, plastic manufacturers, and weapons producers. It makes no sense. Zero logic. But it works. We lie to future generations—and we've been lied to as well.

Some will say, “That’s just the way of the world.” Then we go on and vote for politicians who actively do as little as possible, yet manage to convince us—time after time—that everything is jolly good and a win-win.

Someone else will take care of this. Who that someone is remains unclear, but it’s certainly someone else. After all, what more could we possibly demand from life?

We are cogs in this mean machine—yet the machine would never work without the cogs…

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Someone else will take care of this

Sweden’s climate wake-up call. Let’s call it what it is—Sweden’s climate ambitions are hitting a wall. The country, often praised as a poster child for sustainability, is now openly admitting it won’t meet its own climate targets by 2045 unless major changes are made. You’d think a nation with such a green reputation would be ahead of the curve. But the numbers tell a different story.