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That has pluses and minuses.
For one, it’s really terrible living in an area that beavers insist on turning into swamps, if you don’t prefer swamps.
Having some swamps somewhere, does help nature though.
Just like it’s terrible not having a roof over your head, or getting flooded out.
Having some flooding somewhere is good for nature though.
Prior generations optimized for getting housing in place quickly and cheaply, and having predictable flooding behavior even if it looked ugly.
And they got it.
What should we optimize for now?
pick your poison. Pros/cons, etc.
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That has pluses and minuses.
For one, it’s really terrible living in an area that beavers insist on turning into swamps, if you don’t prefer swamps.
Having some swamps somewhere, does help nature though.
Just like it’s terrible not having a roof over your head, or getting flooded out.
Having some flooding somewhere is good for nature though.
Prior generations optimized for getting housing in place quickly and cheaply, and having predictable flooding behavior even if it looked ugly.
And they got it.
What should we optimize for now?
pick your poison. Pros/cons, etc.