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I keep saying this and getting downvoted for it, but there isn't any magic bullet technology fix. Even if commercial fusion were magically deployed at scale tod

I keep saying this and getting downvoted for it, but there isn't any magic bullet technology fix. Even if commercial fusion were magically deployed at scale today, there's still too much CO2 in the air, still too many petrol vehicles on the road. The only way we stand a chance is by making sweeping, society-wide changes. The only thing you as an individual can do is try to pressure your leaders for large scale government activity. https://rebellion.earth/ https://rebellion.earth/ https://www.sunrisemovement.org/ https://www.sunrisemovement.org/ To answer your question "Are there any people who are actively working on fixing the environment?" Basically, to a rounding error, the answer is "No". You can see for yourself here: https://climateactiontracker.org/ https://climateactiontracker.org/ National responses range from "critically insufficient" to merely "insufficient".

jsingleton 7y ago
Attend your local authority meetings and ask questions. You might enjoy it! https://unop.uk/get-involved-in-democracy/ https://unop.uk/get-involved-in-democracy/
chriswarbo 7y ago
> there isn't any magic bullet technology fix Of course. That doesn't mean technology (this forum's expertise) can't be used as part of a solution though. > The only way we stand a chance is by making sweeping, society-wide changes. Sounds like something that we could attempt to throw various technologies at; for instance, I'm sure many users of this site are experts in technology for helping spread awareness (i.e. ad/marketing tech), enabling/improving collaboration (e.g. consensus building for legislators), coordination (e.g. for activists), etc. > The only thing you as an individual can do is try to pressure your leaders for large scale government activity If OP was asking what they, as some random Internet user, could do, then perhaps your pessimism would be right. I don't think that's too relevant for what OP is actually asking though, which is what's being done by HN users (a large number of technical experts, wielding disproportionately more power than the average citizen due to expertise in, and stewardship of, technologies with large amplifying effects, like the Web, social media, etc.)
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  > what's being done by HN users Based on my personal experience on this forum, the primary thing HN users are doing about the climate crisis is speculating about how scifi technologies might save us, and using that as an excuse to avoid getting involved in the messy business of mass politics. There's a strong libertarian and techno-utopian streak here that doesn't take kindly to being told that they're not going to save the world with a webapp, and we need major government intervention. (And now I've been rate-limited so I won't be able to reply any more)

jsingleton 7y ago

Attend your local authority meetings and ask questions. You might enjoy it! https://unop.uk/get-involved-in-democracy/ https://unop.uk/get-involved-in-democracy/

chriswarbo 7y ago

> there isn't any magic bullet technology fix Of course. That doesn't mean technology (this forum's expertise) can't be used as part of a solution though. > The only way we stand a chance is by making sweeping, society-wide changes. Sounds like something that we could attempt to throw various technologies at; for instance, I'm sure many users of this site are experts in technology for helping spread awareness (i.e. ad/marketing tech), enabling/improving collaboration (e.g. consensus building for legislators), coordination (e.g. for activists), etc. > The only thing you as an individual can do is try to pressure your leaders for large scale government activity If OP was asking what they, as some random Internet user, could do, then perhaps your pessimism would be right. I don't think that's too relevant for what OP is actually asking though, which is what's being done by HN users (a large number of technical experts, wielding disproportionately more power than the average citizen due to expertise in, and stewardship of, technologies with large amplifying effects, like the Web, social media, etc.)

ForHackernews 7y ago
> what's being done by HN users Based on my personal experience on this forum, the primary thing HN users are doing about the climate crisis is speculating about how scifi technologies might save us, and using that as an excuse to avoid getting involved in the messy business of mass politics. There's a strong libertarian and techno-utopian streak here that doesn't take kindly to being told that they're not going to save the world with a webapp, and we need major government intervention. (And now I've been rate-limited so I won't be able to reply any more)