Hey, I had something on my mind and figured some anons here would understand and have thoughts to share about it. I'm an ecologist and have worked in conservation for years; it's hard not to think about the decline of life on Earth that has only quickened in the last hundred years or so. I try to focus on preserving the fragments that remain, but recent events have just made it clear that technological advances will come for everything eventually, and anything that remains will be decimated. These thoughts plague me both in my work and leisure; I find it increasingly difficult to live in this world and every attempt to make peace with it feels so fake. Do y'all ever feel this way? What's the cope? Responses from other ecology professionals are especially appreciated, for the sake of realism.