News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Are Hawaii’s beach showers in violation of the Clean Wate... by throwaway1851 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @07:13AM (#32763934)
Completely disagree. Fatigue isn’t just an “idea,” it’s an unavoidable consequence of repeated exposure to a stimulus.

The political will to solve problems is a finite resource. Squandering it on trivial crusades is, IMO, one of the most wasteful and harmful decisions that could be made.

Re:Are Hawaii’s beach showers in violation of the Clean Wate... by grapeskin on Thursday September 08, 2022 @07:28AM (#32764031)
Less finite than earth’s natural resources amidst the unprecedented rapid deterioration and destruction of basically everything on earth sans colossal asteroid strikes?

Trivial to some upper class person in an air conditioned home who doesn’t want to think about bad things and who’ll survive no matter what is certainly not trivial to billions increasingly struggling to survive with no way to escape to greener pastures.

Re:Are Hawaii’s beach showers in violation of the Clean Wate... by concinds on Thursday September 08, 2022 @08:50AM (#32764749)
The upper classes are more likely to support environmental policies, so this is a pretty asinine comment. And it's these same upper classes that are pushing for frivolous as opposed to substantive policies (plastic straws, anti-nuclear, etc).

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325157337_Social_cl...

Yes, if you are trying to change human beliefs and attitudes, you can't disregard human nature or behavioral psychology. Duh.

Re:Are Hawaii’s beach showers in violation of the Clean Wate... by RunSet on Thursday September 08, 2022 @07:20AM (#32763981)
> The political will to solve problems is a finite resource.

Gee, humanity had better act fast to protect that precious finite resource. What would our children and grandchildren think if we squandered our political will to solve problems?

Re:Are Hawaii’s beach showers in violation of the Clean Wate... by throwaway1851 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @07:28AM (#32764030)
I imagine they’ll think that the problems went unsolved?