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Yeah, turtles are on every beach on the planet /s

TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
Your probably right, though we can argue the wider point still stands: Beaches are populated by all sorts of life, some of which probably needs protecting. Choose your recreation spots carefully.
- names_are_hard 6y ago
  Enlighten me if I'm mistaken, but are there recreation spots that are not harmful to some animal life or the ecosystem? I suppose there are forms of recreation that cause less harm than others, but if you enjoy offroad driving, you're going to hurt something. Pretty much all the things I enjoy are unsustainable and generally harmful for the environment(motorsports, winter sports, eating meat) and at some point it becomes hard to care. I fear that there is no way to keep my conscience clear if I do not live in denial. I wonder how common this is.
  - jychang 6y ago
    Skydiving perhaps
    - names_are_hard 6y ago
      Includes airplanes, which I hear have a terrible carbon footprint. I guess if you optimize for avoiding a specific form of harm you can succeed. But if you want to avoid all harm it seems a very narrow tightrope.
    - nathancahill 6y ago
      Ah yes, the sport with the largest carbon footprint per minute of practice.
      - mellavora 6y ago
        yes, but if enough people tried it without the parachute, ...
  - TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
    > Choose your recreation spots carefully. I probably meant something like: stick to the designated areas, and if you're going to trailblazer just be aware of what to avoid to at least try to minimise impact.
    - names_are_hard 6y ago
      Fair enough. It's possible to minimize harm by making good choices, and being good isn't an all or nothing game.
- FlyMoreRockets 6y ago
  BASE jumping for the win.
rob74 6y ago
You'd be surprised: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_turtle#Distribution_and_habitat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_turtle#Distribution_and_ha... Also, many deserts are very fragile ecosystems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_soil_crust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_soil_crust (of course there are deserts which are so inhospitable that there is virtually no life to be found, like the sand dunes in the Arabian deserts - there, offroad driving may be ok)
DarthGhandi 6y ago
This doesn't feel like sarcasm for some reason.

Your probably right, though we can argue the wider point still stands: Beaches are populated by all sorts of life, some of which probably needs protecting. Choose your recreation spots carefully.

names_are_hard 6y ago
Enlighten me if I'm mistaken, but are there recreation spots that are not harmful to some animal life or the ecosystem? I suppose there are forms of recreation that cause less harm than others, but if you enjoy offroad driving, you're going to hurt something. Pretty much all the things I enjoy are unsustainable and generally harmful for the environment(motorsports, winter sports, eating meat) and at some point it becomes hard to care. I fear that there is no way to keep my conscience clear if I do not live in denial. I wonder how common this is.
- jychang 6y ago
  Skydiving perhaps
  - names_are_hard 6y ago
    Includes airplanes, which I hear have a terrible carbon footprint. I guess if you optimize for avoiding a specific form of harm you can succeed. But if you want to avoid all harm it seems a very narrow tightrope.
  - nathancahill 6y ago
    Ah yes, the sport with the largest carbon footprint per minute of practice.
    - mellavora 6y ago
      yes, but if enough people tried it without the parachute, ...
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
  > Choose your recreation spots carefully. I probably meant something like: stick to the designated areas, and if you're going to trailblazer just be aware of what to avoid to at least try to minimise impact.
  - names_are_hard 6y ago
    Fair enough. It's possible to minimize harm by making good choices, and being good isn't an all or nothing game.
FlyMoreRockets 6y ago
BASE jumping for the win.

rob74 6y ago

You'd be surprised: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_turtle#Distribution_and_habitat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_turtle#Distribution_and_ha... Also, many deserts are very fragile ecosystems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_soil_crust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_soil_crust (of course there are deserts which are so inhospitable that there is virtually no life to be found, like the sand dunes in the Arabian deserts - there, offroad driving may be ok)

DarthGhandi 6y ago

This doesn't feel like sarcasm for some reason.