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I think the route that doesn't require 300mil people coordinate to solve a problem against their individual interests, which like you say probably isn't going t

by Spivak 2y ago

I think the route that doesn't require 300mil people coordinate to solve a problem against their individual interests, which like you say probably isn't going to happen, is purposely growing the plants pollinators need and artificially constructing homes for ground-nesting native bees, treating those things as crops, and paying large landowners to use their land for pollinator habitats. Our system doesn't know what to do with land that isn't directly economically productive but I bet a lot of farmers would choose a "farm" that requires almost no effort and money to maintain for like 40% of what they would have got growing corn.

Moldoteck 2y ago
in the end it boils down to political will. It could facilitate planting more stuff polinators do like with tax incentives, or could ditch zoning/park mins or invest more in pub transport/bike infra to reduce pollution, but again, will they? Pub transport can longterm be cheaper than facilitating car infra and it's costs (the more cars - the faster you need to repair the road and the more parking you need over time) so it's clearly not even costs are enough motivators for them to act...