Doug Holland@lemmy.world to Collapse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoThe short list of climate actions that will workarchive.phexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up129
arrow-up129external-linkThe short list of climate actions that will workarchive.phDoug Holland@lemmy.world to Collapse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squaredoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNot to diminish any particular arguments, but this is how these conversations always play out in my view: Stop burning fossil fuels. But we are in overshoot. Yes But we won’t be able to keep up agriculture. Yes But we won’t be able to keep up industry Yes But we won’t be able to keep up consumerism Yes But people will die. Yes :( But the rich will loses their riches Yes but but but It doesn’t matter what the cost is, that’s the solution. The rest is simply consequence - and it grows greater by each day we ignore it. Just because an ask is nigh impossible, does not mean that it is foolish or that it comes from ignorance.
Not to diminish any particular arguments, but this is how these conversations always play out in my view:
But we are in overshoot.
But we won’t be able to keep up agriculture.
But we won’t be able to keep up industry
But we won’t be able to keep up consumerism
But people will die.
But the rich will loses their riches
but but but
Just because an ask is nigh impossible, does not mean that it is foolish or that it comes from ignorance.