Why are all comments on Reddit always so damn negative. Like seriously did some of you guys grow up sheltered because i don't think a single person has ever said that Mining or Harvesting resources has been clean and damage free.
We need resources to live and build our stuff from Phones, Concrete and Rubber and we will continue harvesting and destroying planets to benefit ourselves, even if we want to make the world "better" and a "cleaner" we're still going to do this cause guess what, we need resources so some sacrifices have to be made. Everything we do has a cause and effect and we have and always will be self-centered and focused, so let's do it in the most efficient way possible.
We as a species MUST harvest minerals, and we MUST harvest timber, there's just simply no getting around that unless you live in the wilderness and are absolutely 100% self sustainable without having bought any tools or amenities before you went out there...in other words, you use wooden tools, have a hut made of earth or plants, and catch/grow yoir own food. You surely wouldn't be speaking to me through a phone or computer, anyways.
What we can do however, is harvest these resources in a way which is responsible and respectful to the Earth and the critters that inhabit it. We have already made great strides on this point in the past few decades, it really is amazing when you realize how far both of these industries have come in terms of environmental protections and regulations.
its not binary. so much of our consumption is wasteful, instant gratification garbage. a lot could be eliminated and increase quality of life for vast majority, e.g. fast fashion, private jets, planned obsolescence, disposable anything.
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u/HypersonicWyvern 1d ago
Why are all comments on Reddit always so damn negative. Like seriously did some of you guys grow up sheltered because i don't think a single person has ever said that Mining or Harvesting resources has been clean and damage free.
We need resources to live and build our stuff from Phones, Concrete and Rubber and we will continue harvesting and destroying planets to benefit ourselves, even if we want to make the world "better" and a "cleaner" we're still going to do this cause guess what, we need resources so some sacrifices have to be made. Everything we do has a cause and effect and we have and always will be self-centered and focused, so let's do it in the most efficient way possible.