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Environmental problems will only be solved if 1) people can earn money by solving it 2) people hit a breaking point, and actually drop what they're doing to hel
by wlib 8y ago
Environmental problems will only be solved if
1) people can earn money by solving it
2) people hit a breaking point, and actually drop what they're doing to help
...and #2 doesn't seem very likely for a while. So the only practical thing to do right now is spread awareness and to support companies implementing #1. I made a comment here about permaculture which I recommend you see [1]. And I also have an example company implementing #1 [2]. And here's an example of #1 actually happening [3].
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18215706 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18215706
[2] https://youtu.be/mETzoNau5A8 https://youtu.be/mETzoNau5A8
[3] https://youtu.be/_3KkN8hvUCI https://youtu.be/_3KkN8hvUCI
- dkiarie 8y agoI'm actually at option 2 right now but don't know how to put my skills to use in this area. I'm in my early 20's and have reached a breaking point where I'm genuinely willing to drop everything including quit my job to help towards a realistic solution. I'm very concerned that climate change will seriously effect us in the near future and I don't see change being made quickly enough. I know I'm in the minority but we number 2's do exist.
- nicholas73 8y agoThe early 20's are about as free as you'll ever be. It's not a long period of time either.