The Omnivore's Dilemma

After reading the first part of Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, it has awoken me to the idea of how connected everything in this world really is. With the current situation of global warming and the environment issues, it is becoming more relevant of how intertwined our daily activates are with the evolving world around us. Pollan goes through his book describing how corn essentially drives the demand for all other products around the world. This concept is important to understand because while it may seem that something such as oil is in everything we use and buy, but corn is really a predecessor ingredient to these items. The idea of things being connected is relevant in today’s society due to the fact that as a society we need to move away from fossil fuels and find an alternative source of fuel. The reason for this is because our world’s high dependence on fossil fuels in the past has finally caught up with us and our world is paying the price with global warming. As Pollan suggests in his reading, as a society we need to be more conscious of the high usage of the resources that ultimately consume our everyday lives. It is possible that if our ancestors had been more conservative with their use of fossil fuels that this global warming issue would have been delayed for many years down the road. In all, it comes down to the historic fable of the tragedy of the commons. As people in this world we need to look out for the best for society and future generations and not assume others will handle the problems that will arise due to our current everyday actions.