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Re:Ask HN: Working in tech for climate? by dr_dshiv on Wednesday August 03, 2022 @01:01PM (#32334239)
The idea of planetary boundaries is ridiculous. Are you talking about the collapse of an ecosystem? Multiple ecosystems? That’s still defined. But planetary boundaries is another word for “saving the earth.”

No. The earth doesn’t need saving. The diversity of life needs saving. Planetary boundaries is the wrong goal.

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Re:Ask HN: Working in tech for climate? by Mildlypolite on Thursday August 04, 2022 @03:53AM (#32340318)
Read the paper please, planet boundaries are scientifically defined.
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Re:Ask HN: Working in tech for climate? by dr_dshiv on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @05:52PM (#32404844)
It’s not in the paper, actually (searched for “bound”). Reading the Wikipedia makes me feel like it is bad science, tbh. Meaning, too popular to critique adequately. But it makes no sense. Biodiversity isn’t a boundary it is a goal.
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