tgirod

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Various methods of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are being pursued in response to the climate crisis, but they are mostly not proven at scale. Climate experts are divided over whether CDR is a necessary requirement or a dangerous distraction from limiting emissions. In this Viewpoint, six experts offer their views on the CDR debate.

[–] tgirod@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago

Money is not inheritly bad, just think of it as a tool to make accounting easier

Is it though ? Not saying it is inherently bad, but in itself it forces a market value on everything - which is a rather limited proxy to usage value. In that sense money in itself is not neutral, not "just a tool", as it shapes how exchanges are made in a society.

[–] tgirod@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

We shouldn’t be so angry that we think something as broad/simple as a marketplace has no use, and should not even be attempted, in creating a sustainable society worth living in.

It looks like you are conflating market economy and capitalism. These are two different concepts, and the first one predates the second by a few millenia.

So in the end the question was about capitalism but you argued in favor of market economy.

[–] tgirod@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

Ministry for the future, by Kim Stanley Robinson

[–] tgirod@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

This is wrong on so many levels ... Leaving aside the trollish sociopathic nature of the comment, the billion who will die does not pollute much, so it won't make much difference for those who survive and keep on gulping fossils and materials.

[–] tgirod@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe we should, but I'm not sure we can - because one (nuclear + desalination) acts as a disincentive to the other (actually chaning practice).

Also, building a nuclear reactor takes a lot of time (do we have it ?), changing agricultural practices can start right now and scale progressively.

[–] tgirod@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

... or maybe switch to a less water intensive form of agriculture ?

Edit : I mean, how sustaining a wasteful practice with a huge wasteful infrastructure is progress ?

[–] tgirod@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

Just to be sure this is sarcasm, right ?

[–] tgirod@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Hey there. As a non-architect interested in self-built housing, I found the barefoot architect quite interesting. I see this book as grassroot, community oriented architecture and urban planification (on a small scale). Maybe you'll find some inspiration here?

Also, I don't know where you're from, but in some countries legislation makes it mandatory to have and architect review what you plan to build - maybe with your expertise and your ability to sign construction plans, you could assist self-builders in their projects?