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Such a mindset is consuming this planet, not just the bee industry. Humans, as a race, seem to be unable to forgo short terms gains in exchange for long term su
by wmeredith 14y ago
Such a mindset is consuming this planet, not just the bee industry. Humans, as a race, seem to be unable to forgo short terms gains in exchange for long term sustainability. Particularly if the "term" in "long-term" is out beyond our lifespan. As a society, we are collectively losing the prisoner's dilemma.
Our only hope is that it's actually a false choice and that human innovation can, at some point in the future, cash the checks we're writing with industrial farming, pollution and others without significant harm to our race. The checks will be cashed either way, it's just a question of how painful that will be.
- JoeAltmaier 14y ago"Consumed the planet". Our current global ecosystem is almost unrecognizably different from that 1000 years ago. Much can be credited to human efforts = most deserts, fish depletion, atmospheric changes, even chemicals in the soil.
- frogpelt 14y agoHumans, as individuals, don't think about long-term consequences, sustainability or very far outside their own self-interest. People live paycheck to paycheck, have children without being prepared, get married without being ready, party every weekend and do things they don't even remember, destroy their bodies with chemicals, treat their fellow man with little to no regard, eat garbage, refuse to exercise, get less than required amount of sleep, sit on the couch and watch TV for consecutive hours at a time. What are the results? Divorce, suicide, diabetes, cancer, obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, murder, rape, bankruptcy, debt, family feuds, domestic violence, child abuse, homelessness. This planet is temporary.