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When it comes to the environment, everything helps. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good.

candiddevmike 4y ago
But this is wasting electricity and other resources for a somewhat pointless cause as PFAS production will outpace this. To me, that's a net negative to the environment without any real gain? Why can't we stop producing PFAS?
- thfuran 4y ago
  If PFAS in the environment is bad, why is reducing the taste at which PFAS accumulates in the environment pointless?
- jchw 4y ago
  As long as spending electricity and other resources on PFAS destruction doesn't inadvertently cause even more PFAS production than it prevents, then this concept seems to make sense at some level. That doesn't mean it's ideal, but we're going to need this anyways even if PFAS winds up being fully phased out.
- excalibur 4y ago
  > But this is wasting electricity and other resources for a somewhat pointless cause as PFAS production will outpace this. To me, that's a net negative to the environment without any real gain? Insufficient != pointless. What if we made a bunch more of these and offset the electrical consumption by banning utterly useless and wasteful cryptocurrencies? That sounds like an environmental win/win. > Why can't we stop producing PFAS? Good question, let's do that too.
- jvanderbot 4y ago
  The world is full of nasty stuff I dont want to drink. Filters are good. Increasing production without filtration = increasing contamination in drinking water. Increasing production + filters? well, if the filters are 100% effective, then my water is clean.
  - CapstanRoller 4y ago
    There are other creatures that live in/on/near the water or require water for survival, and they don't have filters. Vegetables grown with contaminated water don't have filters either. There are numerous ways you can ingest that contaminated water besides drinking it directly. You are part of an ecosystem, and you need that ecosystem to function in order to stay alive. This applies to all humans, not just you. >well, if the filters are 100% effective, then my water is clean Translation: "fuck you, got mine"
- loeg 4y ago
  > Why can't we stop producing PFAS? PFAS are pretty useful chemicals.
  - nerdbert 4y ago
    So was Agent Orange.

But this is wasting electricity and other resources for a somewhat pointless cause as PFAS production will outpace this. To me, that's a net negative to the environment without any real gain? Why can't we stop producing PFAS?

thfuran 4y ago
If PFAS in the environment is bad, why is reducing the taste at which PFAS accumulates in the environment pointless?
jchw 4y ago
As long as spending electricity and other resources on PFAS destruction doesn't inadvertently cause even more PFAS production than it prevents, then this concept seems to make sense at some level. That doesn't mean it's ideal, but we're going to need this anyways even if PFAS winds up being fully phased out.
excalibur 4y ago
> But this is wasting electricity and other resources for a somewhat pointless cause as PFAS production will outpace this. To me, that's a net negative to the environment without any real gain? Insufficient != pointless. What if we made a bunch more of these and offset the electrical consumption by banning utterly useless and wasteful cryptocurrencies? That sounds like an environmental win/win. > Why can't we stop producing PFAS? Good question, let's do that too.
jvanderbot 4y ago
The world is full of nasty stuff I dont want to drink. Filters are good. Increasing production without filtration = increasing contamination in drinking water. Increasing production + filters? well, if the filters are 100% effective, then my water is clean.
- CapstanRoller 4y ago
  There are other creatures that live in/on/near the water or require water for survival, and they don't have filters. Vegetables grown with contaminated water don't have filters either. There are numerous ways you can ingest that contaminated water besides drinking it directly. You are part of an ecosystem, and you need that ecosystem to function in order to stay alive. This applies to all humans, not just you. >well, if the filters are 100% effective, then my water is clean Translation: "fuck you, got mine"
loeg 4y ago
> Why can't we stop producing PFAS? PFAS are pretty useful chemicals.
- nerdbert 4y ago
  So was Agent Orange.