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> I am against these ecosystem engineering type projects: because the systems are so complex, we do not understand them How about humans pumping tens of billio
by tejohnso 2y ago
> I am against these ecosystem engineering type projects: because the systems are so complex, we do not understand them
How about humans pumping tens of billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year? Are you against that ecosystem engineering type project? Because it's happening. And it's having severe consequences. And it seems it's not going to stop. So people are trying to look into ways to attempt to mitigate its effects and you end up with one engineering type project to mitigate another. Doing nothing isn't going to work. We know that. So a lot of people are willing to accept less than fully understood solutions.
- glenstein 2y agoAt its essence, status quo extremism is not the denial of dangers, SQE's are quite alert to them. Instead, it's about an axiomatic re-definition of danger as being about whether or not something is presently happening. If it is already happening, then by definition it's not dangerous.
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- keepamovin 2y agoThere's a step change difference between industrial exhaust and changing the source code of a 'program' in the Earth system. We can alter our industrial practices, as they are within our control. Once a GM organism gets out, it could be like an out of control program running rampant on your servers. It's too much power to wield while we don't have the knowledge. I'm not saying we shouldn't attempt to modulate our effects on the environment, I'm saying let's not make it worse doing so. So we should be strategic in the tactics we employ.