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A TON of people have an irrational gut reaction against landfills in general and the concept of burying plastic in particular. There is absolutely no shortag
by darkpuma 7y ago
A TON of people have an irrational gut reaction against landfills in general and the concept of burying plastic in particular. There is absolutely no shortage of landfill space, but due to some mafia fuckery in the 80s (MOBRO 4000: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/01/01/what-happened-to-90s-environmentalism/#5 https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/01/01/what-happened-to-90s-e...) a ton of people think we're on the verge of running out of space.
- riffraff 7y agoIf you try to open a new landfill you'll be against a ton of people protesting you. So we're not out of space in theory but in practice it's problematic.
- mantap 7y agoThe same goes for sewage treatment plants or basically any infrastructure at all. A city where everybody is happy cannot exist.