If we ever lose, so does the world lol

Yet, usually related. It’s only whataboutism when what it’s about is an inconvenient rebuttal to the former statement. Claiming whataboutism is an attempt to deflect the rebuttal.

Balance it out with some planet-cooling pollution

Materialism in the hearts of men

Seperate yourself from materials and you will find meaning

Why not both?

So Harbour do we sail to now?

And the forks!

No, the joke was the the former. And not the point of the post. Rather than dismiss the reality we’re in, presented by various authors reflecting the cyclical nature of mankind, it would be advantageous to the self to reflect on as well.

“We” by Evgeni Zamyatin

But that’s four people…

How would step 1 work if you ELI5