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Or were industrialization introduced resource extraction and use on a scale where these externalities are readily noticeable. (Exceptions apply, I’m sure. Mayb
by Arn_Thor 3y ago
Or were industrialization introduced resource extraction and use on a scale where these externalities are readily noticeable.
(Exceptions apply, I’m sure. Maybe some ancient Roman mine tailings poisoned a city at one time but either no one made the connection or it wasn’t written down or we just haven’t found those records)
- TeMPOraL 3y agoDon't lose sight of the exponent. Whatever happened in the early years of industrialization, is mostly a rounding error compared to today. So is what happened 100 years ago. Even the obvious things, not requiring advanced science or sophisticated tools to interpret, could go unnoticed for long and suddenly become noticeable now, simply because of scale and accumulation.
- Arn_Thor 3y agoIndeed. I think that's sort of what I was saying, but you put it better