<3 great points lady! i took cannot understand how humans as a whole are choosing to destroy our home. we are the land and air we breath, the water that flows... it makes no sense and yet it perpetuates, likely because of the "status seeking ways" you mention that depend upon this exploitation!! i am glad people like you are writing passionately about this and we're finding one another on steemit. i believe us writing about it is like the slow tide that finally carves the canyon wall <3