Im very comfortable with the thought of being unable to make the situation better, but at least I can try to avoid making it actively worse: for example by avoiding unnecessary luxuries like private jets. That is hardly anti-human.
> If I drive to the factory with my EV and work on a hydrogen airplane using electric tools charged with solar panels, this seems perfectly reasonable.
Again: just because you don’t burn gasoline doesn’t mean you’re not causing CO2 emissions (or generate toxic waste etc.). What I am arguing against is unnecessary production of technology—such as personal aviation machines.
Our house is definitely on fire, as a mindbogglingly huge number of scientists has been announcing for quite a while now. People in North America and Europe just don’t get to enjoy the flames yet.
And there is a clear category of things that would be worthwhile: less flights; less concrete and steel; less driving; more local production. It just requires the will to accept painful changes to our way of life.
> If I drive to the factory with my EV and work on a hydrogen airplane using electric tools charged with solar panels, this seems perfectly reasonable.
Again: just because you don’t burn gasoline doesn’t mean you’re not causing CO2 emissions (or generate toxic waste etc.). What I am arguing against is unnecessary production of technology—such as personal aviation machines.
Our house is definitely on fire, as a mindbogglingly huge number of scientists has been announcing for quite a while now. People in North America and Europe just don’t get to enjoy the flames yet.
And there is a clear category of things that would be worthwhile: less flights; less concrete and steel; less driving; more local production. It just requires the will to accept painful changes to our way of life.