I listened to a short podcast yesterday titled “A Golden Age For Arseholes”.

The even shorter version, in my words: our current versions of social media facilitate the promotion of nasty behaviour, and lead to those without scruples or empathy rising to the top.

It was quite a depressing listen to be honest. And its broadcaster, whom I respect greatly, and who doesn’t rant without reason, concluded that if things continued in this fashion, then truth itself would gradually become irrelevant.

In the face of this kind of scenario - and climate change is another - where there is a seemingly irreconcilable gap between an incoming tsunami and our ability to do anything about it, it is easy to despair. Or simply to stop caring.

And of course, you know, that is what the arseholes want.

For our part, we don’t need to give them the satisfaction.

And more importantly, in my helpless opinion, we should keep planting Seeds Of Kindness.

But with more urgency.