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I remember him saying that thinking we were going to save the planet was pure arrogance- we were trying to save ourselves, because “the planet isn’t going anywh
by mattnewton 8y ago
I remember him saying that thinking we were going to save the planet was pure arrogance- we were trying to save ourselves, because “the planet isn’t going anywhere- we are. Pack your shit”
He seemed to be pretty supportive of the idea that climate change was man made.
And maybe we ought to rebrand saving the environment as saving our property and arable land and it will resonate more with some skeptics. Because Carlin was right: this rock we call earth will continue orbiting the sun without us, but “we’re f*ed”
- gowld 8y agoThat's what the word "environment" means. We aren't trying to saving the Earth for its own sake, we're saving the environment we live in because we need it for our own survival.
- derefr 8y agoNo, the word for the parts we use is “habitat.”
- plussed_reader 8y agoAnd carbon emissions are such good little molecules, always following our arbitrary boundaries. /s
- dang 8y agoCould you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News?
- raws 8y agoThere's also making sure that we leave a thriving environment when we leave no?
- bdamm 8y agoIf we're leaving then leaving a thriving environment would be low on the priority list for anyone. Really the ultimate tragedy of the commons if you think about it... if the problem is so bad that our survival is reduced to zero, then it follows that there is no possible way to make our last act as a species to correct the garden to be some definition of "thriving". The fact is, something will thrive, it just won't be us, no matter what we do. Even nuclear winter will leave survivors that will adapt to the new wasteland.
- hinkley 8y agoLeaving is often a euphemism for dying (individually, as in leaving the planet to your successors). I don’t think GP was talking about flying to Alpha Centauri.
- pantalaimon 8y agoLife itself has been pretty resilient when faced with the last couple extinction events. On a very selfish level I'm pretty fond of human life though.