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The greatest self-inflicted error was the use of fossil fuels to warm the climate, not a horrible diet. Although, I suppose both come from a similar point of vi
by vouaobrasil 2y ago
The greatest self-inflicted error was the use of fossil fuels to warm the climate, not a horrible diet. Although, I suppose both come from a similar point of view: the manipulation of our instincts and a lack of a natural philosophy to respect life. In one case, it is indiviudual life, and in another, it is all life put together.
- slothtrop 2y agoThey said, while comfortably browsing HN and sipping their coffee
- vouaobrasil 2y agoA rather insipid criticism. Of course, I will try and use every communications medium I can find to say what I think. I would MUCH rather have the world WITHOUT HN, without the internet, and without computers even, if it meant that the extinction rate were back to background. In fact, I would be absolutely overjoyed if I didn't have to use a computer at all (I use one for work and for spreading my ideas.) But here's something: if computers and advanced technology did not exist, then I would have NO reason to write about what I write about. And I don't drink coffee.
- slothtrop 2y agoIf you want to live without computers, you can. You've made your value judgement.
- vouaobrasil 2y agoNot really, not if I want to obtain food or at least buy land to get food. I need to make money to do that, and in order to that, I need a job because it's very hard to live off the land, most of it being private property. I don't aim to live without computers. I aim to change the world so that we can de-emphasize technology and take down this destructive society. We are killing animals and it's not right. It's a value judgement and it's one I intend to fight and defend until we stop our destruction.
- squidgedcricket 2y agoThe proliferation of microplastics may be a more intractable problem than climate change.
- adrianN 2y agoI'd argue that the initial use of fossil fuels was not a mistake. It propelled civilization into modernity. The big mistake was not phasing out fossil fuels as alternatives became available. We could have limited global warming to below one degree without hurting our quality of life if we had started acting decisively sometime back in the seventies.