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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by ceejayoz on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:30AM (#28444579)
> People have to do what is best for them in their life time.

Kim Stanley Robinson's recent novel "Ministry for the Future" had an interesting take on this; that our future descendants may need legal standing in the court system, and lawyers tasked with defending their needs there.

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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by kettleballroll on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @10:04AM (#28445007)
This is are already happening. eg in Germany, young Friday-for-the-future activists won their court case arguing that currently lenient climate goals are unfair to future generations ( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/29/historic-germa... )
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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by equalsione on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @06:45AM (#28455334)
The Good Ancestor is also a good read on this topic https://www.romankrznaric.com/good-ancestor
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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by genewitch on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @10:12AM (#28445090)
If this existed (or does) I would seriously consider getting a law degree and passing the bar.
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