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I had the same thought. What a strange conclusion to draw from this.
by theli0nheart 7y ago
I had the same thought. What a strange conclusion to draw from this.
- taberiand 7y agoI think it can be rephrased as "we're desperate for any possibly glimmer of hope in the face of this existential climate crisis, and fantastical solutions let us imagine the possibility of surviving - no matter how impractical (in fact, the more impossible, the better)"
- theli0nheart 7y agoWe don’t need impractical solutions that make no sense. We need solutions that will actually help us solve problems. Growing trees in skyscrapers to make bridges that take decades to create to maybe make the sidewalk cooler is 1) impractical and 2) not solving a real problem.
- hn_throwaway_99 7y agoYeah, I was also annoyed to see that stupid comment. These tree root bridges are amazing, especially because they can take so long to complete, so the person who starts building one know he may long be dead (or at least old) before it's really usable. So putting in that comment about cities and climate change was basically just a chance to add some buzzwords, even if it's a total non sequitur.