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I don't see how this is problematic if it works. And it does seem to work. Are humans not allowed to alter nature? We have been doing that for a very very long
by lysace 2y ago
I don't see how this is problematic if it works. And it does seem to work. Are humans not allowed to alter nature? We have been doing that for a very very long time.
- bobthepanda 2y agoThe problem with artificial beaches is that they erode away pretty quickly and need replenishing at great expense, since there’s no natural way to sustain that. Hence the article
- lysace 2y agoThe benefit stills seems to outweigh the cost by a lot.
- bobthepanda 2y agoThis is very debatable. Hawaii for example is no longer dredging sand from Socal at the very least, and the state has prioritized its unique ecosystems as a bigger tourism draw. You can find sandy beaches pretty easily, but in tourism often you live and die by what differentiates you, particularly if you are expensive like Hawaii.