We were standing around my friend’s kitchen while he and his scientist wife prepared the meal. It was the mid-1990s.
She commented about the hopelessness of attempting to solve climate change.
I reflected that the world could readily switch to 100% green energy, up GDP by 10x through AI and eliminate poverty and resource shortages.
She stopped, looked up from her chopping and uttered ‘You’re an idealist!’
I took it as a compliment.
But the point is I was and am a practical idealist, as I pointed out to Adele.