Reply #6: That's a good thing.

[GliderGuider]

The reason you're confused is that the two statements are orthogonal while you're still thinking in a single plane. We can have a better world even in the presence of unstoppable climate change and all the rest. We simply need to redefine the aspects of the human experience that give it value, and make those "better".

My candidate for such a redefinition is fostering the understanding that a strong sense of community is the primary key to personal happiness, and that all life is part of our global community. Damaging the quality of life of other community members diminishes the quality of life for all, so damaging the global community of life in any way is then seen as a sociopathic act. Presto, change.