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Environment & Energy

The_jackalope

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2. Better decision-making won't "fix" anything

Reply to Moostache (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 11:48 AM

Apr 2019

We've made the best decisions we are capable of for the last 12,000 years. And yet here we are.

Yes, our situation will change, and we will come back to a more sustainable balance with (what is left of) the planet. No matter what decisions we make or don't make. Education will change the small picture, but not the big one. The future is out of our hands.

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Changes in the biosphere's composition in the last 12,000 years [View all] The_jackalope Apr 2019 OP

Educating women - to EMPOWER their decisions on child bearing - IS a big deal... Moostache Apr 2019 #1

Better decision-making won't "fix" anything The_jackalope Apr 2019 #2

Ships don't turn on a dime... Moostache Apr 2019 #3

We're on a planetary version of the Exxon Valdez. The_jackalope Apr 2019 #4

Nice graphic, Paul! Duppers Apr 2019 #5