5 ms·
> I think they could just as easily have titled it "Why having no children is the best thing you can do for the planet in 2019" but I guess that didn't fit the
by Robotbeat 8y ago
> I think they could just as easily have titled it "Why having no children is the best thing you can do for the planet in 2019" but I guess that didn't fit the anti-meat agenda.
To follow that line of logic to its ultimate conclusion:
"committing suicide is the best thing you can do for the planet in 2019."
I'm really not a fan of the misanthropic philosophy around many of the proposed solutions. Not only is it, you know, anti-people.... Not only is it unnecessary considering the role than innovation and adaption can play... ...but it's also a complete dead-end politically. And there's no way we can fight climate change effectively without political support.
Forcing people to decide between say, kids or pets on the one hand and fighting climate change on the other, most people are going to choose their kids or pets every time. So making that kind of argument is highly counter-productive.
- tedunangst 8y agoPol Pot for environmentalist of the year.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- QuantumAphid 8y agoI avoided making that Swiftian satire of a conclusion, but it did occur to me. I think it makes sense to push for changes to the production of livestock as well as agriculture, to aggressively combat deforestation, and of course reduce emissions of road transportation, which is 10% of total emissions.
- wtmt 8y ago> And there's no way we can fight climate change effectively without political support. Of course, that's true. But where does political support come from? It comes from the voters, who may be individuals making choices that spread to groups and communities and so on, along with social/political activism.
- Robotbeat 8y agoI personally bought two (used, on loan) EVs to replace two fossil cars. This sort of change is pretty easy since it requires no lifestyle change and the cost is roughly neutral. I've convinced two or three other people to also buy EVs; it's infectious.
- QuantumAphid 8y agoBravo on taking some action. Hopefully your electrical grid is powered by natural gas (or cleaner, sustainable sources) rather than coal-fired power plants. I also much prefer my EV to a combustion engine vehicle too and hope to stay electric.
- Robotbeat 8y agoMostly nuclear, actually. Turns out the average US grid emissions is actually lower than natural gas due to about 37% of the US grid being emissions free.