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Indeed -- in this case, a large-scale diffusion of a very stable family of waterproofing chemicals into the, uh, global water cycle. The idea is that it's possi
by revolvingocelot 4y ago
Indeed -- in this case, a large-scale diffusion of a very stable family of waterproofing chemicals into the, uh, global water cycle. The idea is that it's possible for human activity to fundamentally change the nature of some system whose behaviour we think of as stable and inviolable. Considering how goddamn important water is to basically everything in the biosphere, I think of it as more an eaten-by-a-grue "unexplored", rather than enticing-terra-nova, style of thing.
- incompatible 4y agoIt's interesting how humanity will accept this kind of "experiment" when it's a side-effect of something designed to give a little convenience, or for somebody to make a bit more profit. If a scientist proposed doing it on purpose, just to find out what would happen, there would probably be less enthusiasm. It's also interesting how it's the political "conservatives" who seems to be most accepting of these kinds of environmental changes, when "conservatism" is supposed to be about preserving the way things are now, or perhaps how they were in some recent "golden age" past, as I understand the term.