brockmuellers

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by brockmuellers 5y ago
These two things can both be true. As you say, assigning blame primarily to citizens is just incorrect - corporations/governments have the most direct effect on the problem. At the same time, suggesting that the actions of citizens ar
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by brockmuellers 6y ago
A lot of what needs to happen, IMO, is culture change. Doing all of the things you mentioned is only a drop in the bucket, but one person putting in that effort normalizes it. That makes other people feel more comfortable and motivated to d
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by brockmuellers 7y ago
Hi! I'm a backend engineer with 6 years of experience. I'm looking specifically for companies working on climate change or sustainability (renewable energy, conservation agriculture, environmental projects, etc). These are the pro
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by brockmuellers 7y ago
I was just going to ask this question! I'm currently unemployed and starting to look for a job. I was looking forward to being picky about it - I'm particularly set on finding a company that's working on climate change. Now I
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by brockmuellers 7y ago
One could instead think of social programs, such as UBI, as insurance. People gladly pay >1% of income for insurance. I believe that nearly everyone has the potential to end up in the financial dumps (no one is above drug addiction, seri
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by brockmuellers 7y ago
Slack standups were great for us, for a while. When there were ~10 people posting just a few lines, it was easy enough for everyone to skim through it daily. I didn't notice a lack of productive conversation - people made good use of t
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by brockmuellers 7y ago
Addressing one of your points: The earth absolutely goes through periods of warming and cooling, and has for billions of years. The issue we're encountering now is the speed of the change. Existing ecosystems can't adapt and move,