Re:Stop Trying to Save the Planet
by alex_c on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @11:56PM
(#597378)
Something about this article really rubs me the wrong way, but I can't really put it in words.
Think about that while enjoying a trip to your local zoo or arboretum — the most biodiverse places that ever existed on Earth.
So biodiversity for its own sake is something to aspire to, rather than the "artificial" notion of "natural"? (how's that for a paradox). Sure, these animals aren't in the wild, they're just living miserable lives in enclosed spaces, but hey, it's biodiversity and we made it, so we should embrace it, right?
Taking that logic to the extreme, isn't Spore the most biodiverse place that ever existed on Earth? Sure, the creatures are actually virtual and don't exist in a physical sense, but we created them, so shouldn't we embrace that as our future?
I admit to not fully grasping the author's point... but I have the feeling that I strongly disagree with it, whatever it is.
Think about that while enjoying a trip to your local zoo or arboretum — the most biodiverse places that ever existed on Earth.
So biodiversity for its own sake is something to aspire to, rather than the "artificial" notion of "natural"? (how's that for a paradox). Sure, these animals aren't in the wild, they're just living miserable lives in enclosed spaces, but hey, it's biodiversity and we made it, so we should embrace it, right?
Taking that logic to the extreme, isn't Spore the most biodiverse place that ever existed on Earth? Sure, the creatures are actually virtual and don't exist in a physical sense, but we created them, so shouldn't we embrace that as our future?
I admit to not fully grasping the author's point... but I have the feeling that I strongly disagree with it, whatever it is.