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AlphaSquad1 t1_j7jp5z6 wrote
Reply to comment by almostcyclops in In a study examining conversation as a vehicle for social influence, researchers found that changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a verbal or written exchange. by memorialmonorail
*was shipped to China. They stopped taking all but the highest value recycling in 2018. Many cities have had to switch to either burning their recycling for power or just throwing it in their landfills now.
AlphaSquad1 t1_j8o1vqx wrote
Reply to comment by yungcarwashy in Was Western Washington’s infrastructure the reason the Nisqually quake had no direct fatalities? by yungcarwashy
That depends. You don’t want to overbuild just for the sake of overbuilding, that’s just make things more expensive needlessly. We still just want to design things to meet its expected requirements, you just want to expand what those requirements are. We would definitely benefit from more infrastructure being built to last longer and be more resilient. But here in Washington we don’t really need to build things to withstand tornadoes. There’s an old saying in engineering: “Any idiot can build a bridge that stands, but it takes a good engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.”