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This is a defeatist and ahistorical attitude. We've brought species back from near extinction, we've brought entire biomes back from near destruction, we've mad
by InclinedPlane 8y ago
This is a defeatist and ahistorical attitude. We've brought species back from near extinction, we've brought entire biomes back from near destruction, we've made the air and water cleaner, we've saved the ozone layer, etc, etc, etc. We know how to do these things, it doesn't require magic or impossibly futuristic technology or excessive personal sacrifice. It's just work. All we have to do is do the work.
- protonimitate 8y agoTo be clear, I don't think sustainability efforts are a waste of time. I'm more curious about what our path as a species will lead to - will we continuously innovate to survive on the planet we were given, or will we move past it? Both? I don't think we're doomed.
- oldcynic 8y agoWe've forced species so near to extinction that they need to be "brought back", we've had such a profound effect on the environment that there is essentially nowhere left that does not show the impact of humankind. We've made the air and water cleaner in highly specific ways whilst continuing to pollute globally and watch the developing world repeat our mistakes on a larger scale. We saved the ozone layer yet have thus far done nothing substantive as far as carbon is concerned. We've diligently avoided any serious discussion of population pressure on the planet. We know how to do these things, we know how to avoid the mistakes of the past. Yet we are not doing them. How do you propose getting the international community to do that work?