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can we imagine no other ways besides the EPA to take care of the environment? if we can't, then it was always a precarious situation.

• ImaCake 1y ago
  Arguably, institutions like the EPA exist to moderate extremes. The EPA simulatenously prevents industry from causing cancer clusters and extinctions while also preventing eco-terrorism. All the science, surveys, and purple prose done by the EPA and consultants is arguably kinda bullshit, but it is very useful bullshit because its a whole lot better than assassinated mining executives and hospitals full of throat cancer victims.
  • throwawaymaths 1y ago
    wow. so as our society our only options are "do nothing" or "murder executives". i am sorry for your worldview.
    • amanaplanacanal 1y ago
      What do you suggest as the alternative? I'm genuinely curious.
    • ImaCake 1y ago
      >our only options are "do nothing" or "murder executives". Well no, we can have some form of mediator institution which arbitrates such debates peacefully. You could also setup a ritualised debate implicitly agreed to by both parties so you could do this without an EPA - this is essentially how humans did things before we invented rationalised nation states. You should avoid silly personal attacks, you might get better responses from people.