Environmental Follies

ENVIRONMENTAL FOLLIES

by Antonio C. Antonio

December 5, 2014

The term “folly” (plural: “follies”) has the following meanings: (a) The state or quality of being foolish; (b) The lack of understanding; (c) The lack of sense; (d) A foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; (d) Absurdity; (e) A costly and foolish undertaking; (f) Unwise investment or expenditure; (g) A whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece, lend interest to a view, commemorate a person or event, etc; (h) A theatrical revue; (i) Wickedness; and, (j) Wantonness.  Most definitions, however, are on the negative side.

On the more personal-individual aspect and relating the word “folly or follies” to the environment, this terms can translate to the following situations: 

• I don’t know and I don’t care to know about the environment;
• I know enough about the environment to get by;
• I know everything about the environment and no need to learn more; and,
• I don’t know enough and still want to learn more about the environment.

Simply said, environmental folly is the lack of good sense and foolish beliefs about the environment.  The first three bullets which are again on the negative side are the more common personal mindsets, beliefs and worldview about environmental follies.

Just my little thoughts…

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