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Humans might just be the stupidest animals on the planet when it comes to seasonal migration, we get tied down by our monetary system, taxes, government policie
by b0ner_t0ner 4y ago
Humans might just be the stupidest animals on the planet when it comes to seasonal migration, we get tied down by our monetary system, taxes, government policies, borders, etc., while polluting our planet with patchwork solutions like air conditioning for the summer or burning fossil fuels to heat our surroundings in the winter.
We can't simply just "move" to a different location like other animals.
- tmaly 4y agoMaybe more remote work jobs could push us in that direction?
- DavidSJ 4y agoI think it's the opposite. We can move, but we have the intelligence to tame our environment so we don't have to.
- dssagar93 4y agoTaming the environment is proving to be bad, isn't it?
- DavidSJ 4y agoIt has pros and cons, but I think civilization is a massive pro that outweighs all the cons.
- b0ner_t0ner 4y ago> but we have the intelligence to tame our environment I beg to differ when most wealthy and well-off Americans get affected by drought, fires, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, freak snow storms... and still stay in the same place all year round trying to tame their environment.
- is_true 4y agoWe cannot tame the environment, we just create mini environments. Nature is amazingly powerful
- dssagar93 4y agoThis is something that I have never thought of. Intriguing.
- pards 4y agoMany older/retired Canadians migrate every winter; they're colloquially known as "snowbirds". Ontarians head to Florida, BCers head to Arizona.
- b0ner_t0ner 4y agoThat's the problem, you can only migrate once you've saved up to have a property elsewhere.