Aldous Huxley on the Costs of Ignoring Reality

It would be interesting to know if Aldous Huxley was referring to anything specific in mind when he wrote these words about a century ago.

At this point, they most certainly pertain to the state of environmental collapse that surrounds us.  With each passing year, the concentrations of atmospheric CO2 rise, as do Earth’s temperatures.  As a result, the costs of fixing all this goes through the roof–if doing so can be accomplished at all.