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In general, people don't understand why it's important to save the world's reefs and forests. I wish authors titled their environmental conservancy pieces more
by dev1n 10y ago
In general, people don't understand why it's important to save the world's reefs and forests. I wish authors titled their environmental conservancy pieces more alarmingly. Such as "what will it take to save humanity?" Because that's why we really care about reefs and forests.
- panglott 10y agoWe need more vague, clickbait-y headlines?
- dev1n 10y agoThere's a difference between articles that concern the future of humanity and articles that concern SEO.
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- wavefunction 10y agoI agree. It's time to align the interests of the average person with the general health and biodiversity of this planet. Whatever it takes short of bald-face lies, which is what denialists or minimizers seem to be content to offer. When you consider just the damage two septuagenarian billionaires have done to retard efforts to make some changes via regulation and legislation, it's insane that we even allow it.
- formula1 10y agoWhile yes, ecosystems have kept humanity and the world alive for quite some time. I think its fair to say that the current trend for the last 2000+ years has been humanity taking survival into their own hands. Farming in the place of hunting/gathering, automation instead of employment. Nature has been taking a backseat for quite some time. Claiming ecosystems are inherently required for human survival is ignoring what invention is capable of. I do think its sad that our world must be destroyed in order for 'progress' to happen but its become clear that the amount of momentum mining and polution has far outweighs any effort to maintain roots and care for our planet. Trust me when I say that I want to see biodiversity still. But I can't help but wonder if looking forward is more productive in the long run than trying to stop a freight train with bare hands. The average person has little to no power and organizations that have claimed to help these situations in the past are clearly not capable of effective and permenant change, simply road bumps.
- kitsunedragon 10y agoWhat about the things technology isn't prepared to take over? Or something that would take a long time to perfect. I'd like to see technology try to replace bees. Nature is very efficient at what it does especially since it's been doing its thing way before humans invented anything substantial.
- formula1 10y agoI completely agree there are aspects that arent simply handled. But you, the individual, are far more capable of inventing than stopping existing industries. You are more capable of maintaining a small bee hive than stopping industries from using pesticides. What is unclear to me is what effective legal actions can be made inorder to protect nature.