Let the tigers Die, Part II

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When I wrote the first blog on letting go of tigers, letting them get wiped out, there were many who took serious offence to it, saying there could be nothing more selfish than what i had written. I pondered over it for a while, stared myself in the mirror and wondered if i was being a barbarian. Think i did and was ever more convinced, that try as we might, the tigers will go. But I guess humans all aspire for the safety and security of the constant and as Alan Greenspan says in his now famous book recalling his trip to Venice with his wife, that we love the unchanging edifices such as of romantic Venice and not the fast paced world of Silicon Valley, especially when considering a honeymoon destination. I too would love to see the tigers around, but whether i want it or not, they....

Let the Tigers Die

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Let the Tigers Die Why save the tiger? What exactly are we trying to preserve here? A beautiful animal, an entire ecosystem or the genetic diversity of life? Is it at all possible or even desirable to preserve and try and halt the inevitable extinction of the Tiger. We may prolong their survival, we cannot ever ensure it for ever. I say, let Tigers die. Shocked? I am sure, you are. Media exposure, campaigns, photographs, a deep rooted psychology that hates to see a powerful creature helpless makes many want to rush to save the Tiger. But pause, for a moment, think of the parallels between ideology that rests to a great extent today on philosopher Freidrich Neitzsche's and economist Joseph Schumpeter's idea of creative destruction. One technology is wiped out when a better one comes around to replace it. Dinosaurs....