Judging by what happened at COP26, we're just monkeys collecting poisonous nuts as the planet burns up

The 26th Conference of Parties that took place in Glasgow, Scorland, from Oct 31 to Nov 12, 2021, was supposed to be THE most important meeting on the climate – but, like previous meetings, there were a lot of pretty speeches but no immediate action plans to deal with the now urgent climate crisis. — 123rf.com

Did you ever hear the story about the nut monkeys?

Probably not. The nut monkeys were a group of primates that lived isolated on an island. They had everything they needed – food, shelter, etc – but over time they began to value a poisonous nut.