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This is the sort of comment cliched and dishonest. It only muddies the waters of a serious debate. > Automation has made it possible for; > cars We are choki
by nonrandomstring 3y ago
This is the sort of comment cliched and dishonest. It only muddies the
waters of a serious debate.
> Automation has made it possible for;
> cars
We are choking to death on fumes and micro-plastics. CO2 is destroying
the planet. The roads are grid-locked. We should be walking more.
> cellphones
We're in a massive global mental health crisis as attention spans
plummet and depression soars. Cellphones have ruined family life and
turned work in to a 24/7 activity.
> manufactured goods
Our overflowing landfills are spewing methane into the atmosphere from
7 decades of pointless plastic rubbish we make and throw away two
weeks later. Nothing we can make lasts.
> air conditioning
Open the window.
> running water
Just No! The Byzantines and Romans had running water. Automation has
nothing to do with it.
> Everyone has upgraded.
We work longer hours for less of a stake in society than at any time
in history.
You know - I love technology, We really could have done something with
it. But we let convenience, greed and vanity be our guides. Just maybe
a good start would be to quit with this hopeless mythology and hubris,
to actually think critically about the tradeoffs we've made and see
just how much harm we're doing to ourselves.
- spywaregorilla 3y agoIt's kind of astounding to call someone dishonest and then equate air conditioning to opening a window.
- nonrandomstring 3y agoWell it took the World Health Organisation, a few hundred medical doctors and PhDs two years to come to the same conclusion. Maybe, I dunno... science?
- spywaregorilla 3y agoWhat the hell are you talking about? Is this some sort of covid ventilation confusion? The primary function of ac is not ventilation.
- squishington 3y agoI feel like a better comparison would be AC vs good quality house design, where we aren't so reliant on AC. AC would still be necessary for some people in some climates, but I know my rental in Australia isn't designed to withstand heat at all, compared to a rental I had in Germany. It's putting an expensive bandaid on something that ought to be fixed in the design stage. Edit: For context I'm referring to "cheaper/better/faster production" having a negative impact of the quality of housing, which disproportionately impacts renters, who don't have the ability to improve their rented dwelling. Regulation is the only thing that will improve the housing situation for those born too late to buy in the current market.