Pigeon Towers: A Low-Tech Alternative to Synthetic Fertilizers (2016)

Re:Pigeon Towers: A Low-Tech Alternative to Synthetic Fertil... by jay_kyburz on Sunday June 26, 2022 @09:48PM (#31889796)

One of the best solutions to out fossil fuel problems is to simply have less people. We need to dramatically reduce the number of humans. Perhaps then the pigeons can help.

ps: I recommend we let current humans die of old age, and make less new ones. Not attempt to get rid of humans already here.

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Re:Pigeon Towers: A Low-Tech Alternative to Synthetic Fertil... by giantg2 on Sunday June 26, 2022 @10:50PM (#31890097)

Given that our economies are built off of the idea of infinite growth and increases in consumption, there's likely to be conflict involved.

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Re:Pigeon Towers: A Low-Tech Alternative to Synthetic Fertil... by hawk_ on Monday June 27, 2022 @02:31AM (#31891277)

I'd phrase it as "reduce the number of mouths to feed". That way it could be achieved by reducing the amount of cattle grown for meat and we could eat more grains etc... ourselves instead of feeding those intermediaries.

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Re:Pigeon Towers: A Low-Tech Alternative to Synthetic Fertil... by Jistern on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @03:09AM (#31917320)

>> One of the best solutions to out fossil fuel problems

Mankind has survived just fine since ancient times without burning anywhere near the amount of fossil fuels burned over, say, the last 200 years.

With wind and solar, we are an the cusp of extremely cheap electricity.

>> is to simply have less people.

Feel free to follow your own advice.

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