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> If you care about climate change stop protesting and start innovating. The reason for climate change isn't a lack of technical innovation. We have ALL the in
by usrbinbash 3y ago
> If you care about climate change stop protesting and start innovating.
The reason for climate change isn't a lack of technical innovation. We have ALL the innovations to change things. The reason for climate change is short-sighted greed, and a lack of political will, not a lack of scientific or technological capability.
- amelius 3y agoThe best thing we can do besides innovation is probably to put a brake on overconsumption by killing modern advertising practices.
- CatWChainsaw 3y agoRight here, officer, this is the terrorist that threatened eternally growing GDP! Advertising is cancer.
- azinman2 3y agoEternally growing GDP allows for employment, which gives way to a life worth living. That’s pretty popular.
- CatWChainsaw 3y agoYeah too bad it actually can't grow eternally right??
- azinman2 3y agoIt has so far. As things shift digitally and with AI augmenting human capability, there’s less of a physical limit. Perhaps it’s not possible to grow forever but I wouldn’t bet on it stopping anytime soon.
- osigurdson 3y agoA lack of will by the body politic or the lack of authority to compel behaviours of the electorate against its will?
- usrbinbash 3y agoAlmost any law we take for granted goes against the will of at least some part of the electorate. There are more than enough maniacs who would love nothing better than being allowed to put the pedal to the metal whenever they feel like it, and who don't give a damn about other peoples safety and lives be damned. There are also people who would like to live in a society where they are allowed to hit (or do worse things to) anyone that annoys them for whatever reason. There are people who think slavery is a great idea, or who think women should be subservient to men.