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by myshpa 3y ago
> The Our World in Data link you sent You posted that link first ;) That graph is accompanied by descriptions, which are helpful in deciphering it. > total agriculture contributions as 18.4% of total contributions and livestock at 5.8
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by myshpa 3y ago
https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector#annual-greenh... Agriculture is 4th there, animal ag is 80% of agriculture (by land). It's all approximations anyway. Emissions from Animal Agriculture—16.5% Is the New Mi
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by myshpa 3y ago
- Methane emissions: Livestock, particularly ruminant animals like cows, produce methane as part of their digestive process. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a much higher global warming potential than carbon dioxide over a shorter
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by myshpa 3y ago
Cops still take more stuff from people than burglars do https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/cops-still-take-more-stuff... "This process is called civil asset forfeiture, and in practice it often works very similar t
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by myshpa 3y ago
“unlike virtually every other website that is used for prostitution and sex trafficking, Backpage is remarkably responsive to law enforcement requests and often takes proactive steps to assist in investigations.” - DOJ "In short, contr
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People don’t see industrial meat as a key cause of global warming(madrebrava.org)
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Global temperature change 1850-2023(twitter.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_%3D_PAT The impact of human activity on the environment: I = P × A × T The expression equates human impact on the environment to a function of three factors: population (P), affluence &#
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German supermarket seeks to charge shoppers 'true' environmental cost(reuters.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Abolishing agriculture subsidies won't cause a reduction in meat consumption ... can continue to grow without the subsidies Without subsidies animal ag is deeply unprofitable. Removing them and taxing the negative externalities &q
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by myshpa 3y ago
> We are nowhere near the limits of the finite environnment Yes, you're true. We're so far behind them we can't see the line anymore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrying_capacity#Humans (read it)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Technological solutions are far more realistic This could easily be solved by removing animal ag subsidies and with taxing of negative externalities. That's one law, the market (= higher prices) will take care of the rest. > pe
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"Honest" Government Ad – COP31 Australia and the Pacific [video](youtube.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> At civilizational-scales, it's doable So is abolishment of animal agriculture subsidies and large scale afforestation projects. In the end nothing will get done.
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‘Silent killer’: experts warn of record US deaths from extreme heat(theguardian.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> When have we ever had a choice Now
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by myshpa 3y ago
> we're in an era of exponentially increasing ability No, we're not. We can't increase consumption indefinitely in a finite environment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overshoot_(population) https:&#x
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by myshpa 3y ago
No, we can't keep current consumption patterns, if we want our civilization to survive. Animal ag is driving us towards its collapse, and fast. We could switch to plant based diets and free upto 80% of all agriculture lands, some 35% o
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by myshpa 3y ago
They are aware. From the article: At the current rate of deforestation, all of Earth’s forests would disappear in 100 to 200 years. However, the study predicts that the scarcity of forests will start to cause problems long before all of the
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by myshpa 3y ago
> I am not worried about logging/lumber This is not about wood. > Those that survive such periods of instability We've never faced the overshoot.
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Chances of Societal Collapse in Next Few Decades Is Sky High, Modelling Suggests(iflscience.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
From the article: This is all theoretical, of course. The study authors are both mathematical physicists who use modeling to understand complex systems, ranging from complicated biological processes to fiddly social systems. ... Forest is
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South Korean dog meat farmers push back against moves to outlaw their industry(finance.yahoo.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> undirected transformative experiences Going in without a therapist doesn't necessarily mean the experience is undirected. Even during an intense psilocybin experience, people typically retain some degree of agency and control over
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by myshpa 3y ago
> the only way to stop is to want to ... but I'm much less happy afterwards If you don't want to quit, nothing will help, probably. > the boredom from not being high Maybe this is the real problem?
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by myshpa 3y ago
Psilocybin is able to instantly turn off an addiction, and it is not addictive itself. https://time.com/6167638/psilocybin-addiction-therapeutic-br... Psilocybin Could be a Therapeutic Breakthrough For Addiction https
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by myshpa 3y ago
We would need add 20000+ of them, give or take.
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> If we didn't need to cover so much of the planet with crops grown to be feedstock for farm animals We don't need to cover ...
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by myshpa 3y ago
You're right :)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> nuclear power plants to power vertical farms You mean vertical farms like this one (or soon two)? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/25/chinas-2... > We could raise consumption whil

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