goes231even t1_j2uwec0 wrote on January 4, 2023 at 2:45 AM

Reply to comment by Rethious in Look on the dark side | We must keep the flame of pessimism burning: it is a virtue for our deeply troubled times, when crude optimism is a vice by ADefiniteDescription

What is unserious is believing the fairytale that says any of our meager efforts toward conservation are making even the slightest dent in the problem as the rate of the destruction that got us here in the first place is not only not slowing down but is actually increasing.

Any efforts toward saving the environment are essentially a capitalistic dog and pony show at this point and has even reached the mainstream news outlets.

Rethious t1_j2vad9c wrote on January 4, 2023 at 4:35 AM

This is the exact type of pessimistic fatalism that is antithetical to actually accomplishing anything.