That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the atmosphere

Re:That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the... by wyager on Monday June 12, 2023 @10:50AM (#36294558)

> "Biological imperative" at the peril of the planet.

I essentially don't care about the state of the planet if there are no humans around to enjoy it.

The larger long-term risk to sentient life is that anti-energy people get their way, humanity never reaches the productive output required to become spacefaring, and we get wiped out by an engineered virus or something.

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Re:That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the... by nathan_compton on Monday June 12, 2023 @11:51AM (#36295538)

I find this attitude to be pretty weird. Like merely from an aesthetic point of view, I'd prefer a world with a healthy earth than one without, regardless of the question of human beings. If rational/advanced consciousness is the issue, a healthy earth is more likely to spin up a new intelligent species if we go extinct than a dead one.

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Re:That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the... by lostmsu on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:59PM (#36301846)

You can start by letting the dust accumulate in your own house, and later allow vegetation to grow freely.

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