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Why should the next thousand generations pay to prop up our greed and consumption for another fifty years? Climate collapse will cripple us, but the system is
by worik 3y ago
Why should the next thousand generations pay to prop up our greed and consumption for another fifty years?
Climate collapse will cripple us, but the system is self correcting. The next civilisation will do it better
In the time scales of pollution that nuclear power entails there is room for many such cycles
I really cannot square the greed of "consume now" and "pay for a thousand generations" with any moral framework
We should pay the price ourselves for what we have done to the climate and leave room for the future
- irae 3y agoWhat you just said can be applied for any sides of any infrastructure political discussion. If we leave nuclear waste (which is already proven not problem over and over) the next generations will come up with solutions we don’t know yet. If we leave the climate worst, by not doing what we should, they will also figure it out. The discussion right now is about getting to a reduced carbon footprint per country fast (nuclear, in 10 or 20 years) or keep betting renewables will take less than 50 years to make an impact in reducing carbon emissions.