Ian McEwan. Cars like me (№ 410624)

Arranged in general on a reasonable basis, but having so many shortcomings that the mind soon finds itself in a whirlwind of contradictions. We're used to living with it, driving away depression. Millions die from treatable diseases. Millions live in poverty when there is so much money in the world. We destroy the biosphere knowing that it is our only home. We threaten each other with nuclear weapons, knowing where it might lead. We love wildlife, but we allow mass destruction of species. And everything else: genocide, torture, slavery, murder in the family, child abuse, school shootings, rape and other lawlessness. We live with these horrors and can, without going crazy, experience happiness and even love.