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Re:How much do things really cost? by ajsnigrutin on Saturday April 02, 2022 @05:52PM (#30891999)
Many things are not a requirement for survival, but we still like to do them.

Yes, driving a car to get from A to B in (usually) the fastest and most comfortable way wastes some energy and generates some pollution... but so does reading a book (wood for paper, ink, energy for lighting), eating any non-local food, eating meat, sex not for procreation, etc.

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Re:How much do things really cost? by adhesive_wombat on Saturday April 02, 2022 @06:01PM (#30892047)
> some energy and generates some pollution... but so does .... sex not for procreation

I think sex for procreation is likely the one thing you could possibly do with the highest resulting pollution.

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