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Sure if in the process of using a resource you destroy more important things it is bad. Most of the time using library for heating is a stupid thing, and unfort

Sure if in the process of using a resource you destroy more important things it is bad. Most of the time using library for heating is a stupid thing, and unfortunately that's a good analogy for what we do with rainforests now. But the sentiment of "do not touch any resource!" is irrational, and brings more harm than good, to the cause of using the resources we have wisely.

jplayer01 7y ago
> But the sentiment of "do not touch any resource!" is irrational, and brings more harm than good, to the cause of using the resources we have wisely. The point is that we should be assessing the impacts before we blindly use it and then later figure out "oh, this is bad". It's fucking 2019. We need to evolve as a species, not keep making the same stupid mistakes over and over. We're garbage creating garbage. How about we make a measured analysis first before running in and wrecking everything? And why am I being downvoted for not wanting to turn our world into shit? In any case, fuck all of you who think it's okay to ruin our environment just because.
- ramblerman 7y ago
  > We're garbage creating garbage There I disagree. I think intelligent life capable of reflecting on it's being here is not garbage. We want to live in harmony with nature, but seeing us as the disease, and just trying to save nature for the sake of nature is equally idiotic imo. If there is no one there to witness it, that would be pretty pointless.
  - bburinanan 7y ago
    Its insane that you think there is no point of other living creatures if a human can't witness it.
- nightwing 7y ago
  Much more thoughtful comments are being downvoted too for instance https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20257728 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20257728, so it's mostly luck i guess). No one suggests to destroy environment just because. As said above, i agree that we should be assessing the impacts before doing things, but here people are simply suggesting to use water, and you are falling into inadequate emotional insults.

jplayer01 7y ago

> But the sentiment of "do not touch any resource!" is irrational, and brings more harm than good, to the cause of using the resources we have wisely. The point is that we should be assessing the impacts before we blindly use it and then later figure out "oh, this is bad". It's fucking 2019. We need to evolve as a species, not keep making the same stupid mistakes over and over. We're garbage creating garbage. How about we make a measured analysis first before running in and wrecking everything? And why am I being downvoted for not wanting to turn our world into shit? In any case, fuck all of you who think it's okay to ruin our environment just because.

ramblerman 7y ago
> We're garbage creating garbage There I disagree. I think intelligent life capable of reflecting on it's being here is not garbage. We want to live in harmony with nature, but seeing us as the disease, and just trying to save nature for the sake of nature is equally idiotic imo. If there is no one there to witness it, that would be pretty pointless.
- bburinanan 7y ago
  Its insane that you think there is no point of other living creatures if a human can't witness it.
nightwing 7y ago
Much more thoughtful comments are being downvoted too for instance https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20257728 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20257728, so it's mostly luck i guess). No one suggests to destroy environment just because. As said above, i agree that we should be assessing the impacts before doing things, but here people are simply suggesting to use water, and you are falling into inadequate emotional insults.