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Do you have a source for all of the hyperbolic claims you're making? You're asserting that mosquitos, possibly carrying disease, hold back logging operations s
by BinaryIdiot 11y ago
Do you have a source for all of the hyperbolic claims you're making?
You're asserting that mosquitos, possibly carrying disease, hold back logging operations significantly to the point where if the mosquitos didn't exist there would be logging that would create a "catastrophic" event.
I'm not convinced we even have enough resources at or near the ready to cause a "catastrophic" event in relation to logging even if we wanted to. Rain forests are extremely dangerous as it is, surely there are far, far better places to log?
- zepto 11y agoLoggers are usually local operations. They don't hover above the world choosing the globally best places to operate. They simply go where it's cost effective. If you lower the risk, you lower the cost and the barrier will move.
- BinaryIdiot 11y agoWhat do you mean by local operations? If they're local what are they logging right now and why would their productivity go up so sharply when the mosquitos die off? Do you have any sources for any of this information? Why can't they work around them today? There are many proven ways to dealing with mosquitos.
- zepto 11y agoIf you think I'm wrong, you can provide citations or make an actual argument. Asking a barrage of innuendo laden questions to create doubt is not an argument.
- BinaryIdiot 11y agoYou made a claim with no source. As I keep repeating I am awaiting your sources but you provide none. It is not my responsibility to track down and disprove all claims made on the internet. When you make a claim you must back it up otherwise why make the claim at all?
- zepto 11y ago"Rain forests are extremely dangerous as it is, surely there are far, far better places to log?" Why did you make these claims without backing them up?
- BinaryIdiot 11y agoSo you're still not going to try and back up your original claims and, instead, are going to try and nitpick over anything so you can make the same argument? How petty... Regardless the rainforest being dangerous is actually a really common theme (I know I learned about it in primary school). Tips for tourists: http://traveltips.usatoday.com/dangers-amazon-rainforest-1167.html http://traveltips.usatoday.com/dangers-amazon-rainforest-116... Surviving the Jungle: http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survival/wilderness/jungle-survival.htm http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survival/wilderness/jungl... Poisonous plants of the jungle: http://www.ehow.com/list_6698309_poisonous-plants-amazon.html http://www.ehow.com/list_6698309_poisonous-plants-amazon.htm... I mean if this is how petty you want to go I can pull up thousands of links; the rainforest can be a pretty scary place and there are countless things in it that can kill you.
- zepto 11y agoSure - but that definition of 'dangerous' is palatable for loggers in a way that disease carrying insects are not.
- BinaryIdiot 11y agoIt is? Source (why do I even bother asking you at this point)? Regardless dangerous isn't tied to a specific set of dangers. That's simply not what the word means. I gave a set of links, mentioned I could send you many, many more, and you cherry-pick a topic I didn't post...for what purpose? I'll admit I'm not used to being trolled on HN but this is just ridiculous. If you want to just post random garbage without providing a way of backing up claims (extreme claims nonetheless) then go to reddit.