The original post that I responded to was about stopping people wanting more and more. That’s what needs balancing. Don’t kill it, moderate it.
Wasn’t there a guy on Grand Designs?
And Captain Caveman.
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Pretty sure some humans used caves as their primary or seasonal residence depending on climate or availability of resources.
Back to the article that started this mini discussion though and the sentence with stepping lightly really resonates. Our adage is leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but memories even if it’s just a trip to the beach. It seems as a species we are entirely incapable of treading lightly. It seems our intent is to trample over everything till there is nothing left.
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And build a monument to it!
we’re doomed
the boomers are in charge and they don’t care
sorry
“Hmmm Cave or billionaire residence this evening?”
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One million engines start worldwide every minute.
That is the scale of (just one) of the problems.
Not as a species. During hundreds thousands of years, humanity has been in balance with and part of nature. The people who still live that way, among them the author of that article, are an example of that. It’s our modern society being affected by a monstrous deviance, which can be summarised with the word greed.
It’s not the whole of our civilisation which needs to be tackled btw, there are many positives as well. It’s just that destructive run for more and more ressources, mostly for things we don’t really need.
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there are still people who believe this grifting psychopath is helping
Yes, I’m one of his biggest fans. What he’s done with Tesla is astonishing. What he’s done with Falcon 9 is incredible. The progress on Starship is nothing short of phenomenal.
But then why like a guy who’s fabulously driven, unbelievably hard working and uber rich?
he’s never worked a day in his life
Works harder than the lot of us put together. What do you think is driving Tesla and SpaceX???
the workers and the designers lol
not the f–king flim flam man blood emerald heir
So by inference Disneyland wouldn’t have existed without Walt? Ever worked in a business with a dynamic boss who drives the company forwards?
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he’s a jackass with a cult following
he didn’t found the company, the vehicles catch on fire, and his ‘solutions’ for public transit are steps backwards
I’m reassured that you call him a jack ass. Given that we disagree on everything else. Of course some of his products catch fire, that’s how you innovate and develop. You have to push the envelope. If nothing goes wrong. you’re not making progress. Look at SLS as a perfect example. Cost billions, hasn’t failed yet because it hasn’t done anything yet.
his cars catching on fire are evidence of his brilliance and envelope-pushing, got it
If you’re not failing, you’re not innovating. Living in a cave is nice and safe, good luck when the big asteroid hits.
Arctic Ocean (Laptev Sea) off Siberia, one of the two critical areas for ice cap formation, has yet to begin freezing. Zero coverage, just three years ago it was not all melting.
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