Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Earth Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms (2013)

Re:Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Earth Was Covered by... by nunobrito on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @04:49PM (#35719792)

Wood was once used to power engines, then coal, then oil and in current days electricity. The sooner you move to the next stage of evolution, the more efficient you can become and better afford to preserve natural resources.

What most people forget is that pollution comes from the basic need of survival and improving life quality. So you need efficiency and balance what matters for most humans.

Instead of forcing everyone to become vegan and to stop flying, how about supporting the industries that create artificial meat cheaper than the real thing and airplanes that run on electricity? (both of these things already exist nowadays)

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Re:Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Earth Was Covered by... by carlmr on Thursday April 27, 2023 @02:03AM (#35723856)

>Instead of forcing everyone to become vegan and to stop flying, how about supporting the industries that create artificial meat cheaper than the real thing and airplanes that run on electricity?

I was saying everybody turning vegan and stopping flying entirely wouldn't be enough.

Flying on electricity and lab grown meat still use a lot of energy compared to not having those.

You're actually making my point really well. Extreme measures aren't enough, so why not do less than that? Nobody wants to give up their quality of life. Especially not sufficiently to stop climate change.

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Re:Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Earth Was Covered by... by nunobrito on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:39AM (#35727130)

Now I'm confused. Are you actually advocating for the world to stop eating meat or is that one of those things people call sarcasm?

Don't see a problem in using more energy. There is already nuclear power since decades, just use it.

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