What the collapse of Malta’s ‘Azure Window’ can teach us about social ills
A seemingly non-controversial story from Malta offers an important glimpse into a psychological phenomenon that has gripped much of post-modern western culture.
The idea that humans ought to strive for impossible immortality and even worse, act as the gatekeepers of immortality for the natural environment which surrounds us, has long been a source of unneeded worry among many.
For many years, the Azure Window of Gozo was one of Malta’s most famed tourist destinations. A rock formation which framed a small cave over the see was as popular to swim through as it was to climb.
