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Somewhat ironically, the consumption you decry here is what powers the economy that, in turn, funds advancements that make our living more sustainable.
by sanedigital 5y ago
Somewhat ironically, the consumption you decry here is what powers the economy that, in turn, funds advancements that make our living more sustainable.
- 29athrowaway 5y agoWhat the fuck are you talking about? Are you aware that there were cultures here in the Americas that were able to preserve the environment intact for 10,000 years? Ironically, the new arrivals here claim that Native Americans were somehow unproductive and mismanaged their territory with inefficient farming practices. Well, those claims will not age very gracefully once all the aquifers are pumped dry and soil finally becomes sterile in a few decades. All of it, in about 500 years. Good job. None of the "advancements" you mention are actually necessary, or can actually be called advancements. For something to be called an advancement it would need to be better that what preceded it. How is precisely a global clusterfuck/extinction event better than what existed before? How can being decades away from total ecological collapse be better than living in a fucking paradise full of biodiversity in perfect ecological balance? The only advancement necessary to achieve sustainability is keeping your ego in check and have a reciprocal relationship with nature. Go to an Indian reservation and listen to the people who managed to survive here for 10,000 years without causing a cascading ecological disaster. Try to understand the philosophical differences between your culture and theirs, and understand which of those differences cause you to destroy the environment instead of preserving it for future generations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEWGrc0eHLw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEWGrc0eHLw