You know what sucks?
I just finished reading a National Geographic article that scared the bejesus out of me. I’m sure it was very scientific with lots of proven data to back up their claim but the gist of the article as I read it was this:
“You know what sucks? Due to global warming the world’s spider population is probably going to grow, as is their SIZE. Take Wolf spiders for instance. They live an average of two years and eat meat. Yes, MEAT. Thanks to the warming of the planet, these spiders are having longer summers and thus able to consume more and grow much larger. One more thing you have no control over!” (Not a direct quote.)
Now here I sit, palms sweating, thinking about how that spider in my basement yesterday seemed unusually large and nimble. Who’s to say these spiders aren’t going to mutate as they grow larger and live longer and spread more revolting offspring? Let’s say the Wolf spider ends up living an extra year. How much human meat does he eat in those 3 years? And how much smarter does this guy become? This is the sort of heavy shit that keeps me up at night thanks to global warming. I can’t even save the Polar bears, and now this.
Which brings me to how it seems the human race is an experiment gone awry. If there is such a thing as a higher power that created this whole fucking mess, we are sure spinning out of control. Perhaps they are just sitting back taking notes, watching as we star in our very own reality show and slowly kill ourselves off. That way when we finally do blow up Earth they can start all over; only this time it will be very scientific, with lots of proven data.