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The idea of planetary boundaries is ridiculous. Are you talking about the collapse of an ecosystem? Multiple ecosystems? That’s still defined. But planetary bou
by dr_dshiv 4y ago
The idea of planetary boundaries is ridiculous. Are you talking about the collapse of an ecosystem? Multiple ecosystems? That’s still defined. But planetary boundaries is another word for “saving the earth.”
No. The earth doesn’t need saving. The diversity of life needs saving. Planetary boundaries is the wrong goal.
- Mildlypolite 4y agoRead the paper please, planet boundaries are scientifically defined.
- dr_dshiv 4y agoIt’s not in the paper, actually (searched for “bound”). Reading the Wikipedia makes me feel like it is bad science, tbh. Meaning, too popular to critique adequately. But it makes no sense. Biodiversity isn’t a boundary it is a goal.