Quote (Melatonina @ Jan 11 2023 11:37pm)
Way to be arrogant, typical usa simp, when being so ignorant about facts such as physical limits of our planet.
Recycling stuff, my poor dude, if only you knew what you are talking about instead of gobbling down your throat that Elon Musk fanboyism.
Miniaturizing everything comes to a cost, not only it takes dozens of different metals to make your cellphone (let's stop calling that smartphone please) but it also make those things impossible to recycle because nobody is gonna pay the absurd price for it.
While in the same time we are about to be missing everything starting by zinc (10-15 years before no more)which is crucial for iron stuff you know.
"We are well on that trajectory"
This is simply so far away from the reality that only an american living in his parallel world where everything is unlimited (or BIG) could believe. The only thing we are close of is being extinct, nature will survive us, I have no worries about that.
Regulate ? Sure, no other choice. How about we start by the fatties who are over consuming the resources ?
Say goodbye very soon to your average 1000 liters per american/day and others stupid predation behaviours. Say hello to your energetic diet.
My guess is that we won't pass the big filter hence why we never saw ET's colonizing us.
That's just my guess but history will repeat and the consequences of our way of living combined with 8 billions people ain't gonna end good.
Even if zinc was to vanish today there are plenty of solutions that would replace roofing and nails such as slate, plastic membranes, different metals such as coated aluminium etc
But what do I know?
Ever hear of a concepts like buy only necessary and sustainable things? Maybe in frog land you don't. Anyway just in the last few decades we have gone from almost no recycling and people dumping toxic trash in their backyard to business who pride themselves on 100% recycled products. Now imagine a few decades from now you wouldnt see a business that doesn't incorporate lower then 50% of some recycling or sustainable resources management.
Just 20 years ago it was rare to see organic. Now it's in every supermarket
The fact that you think society doesnt self regulate, improve, evolve is imbecile. Consumer wants x the market provides, it takes time however but technology is bridging the gap. Keep peddling doom and gloom and dragging society with your pessimism.