mxemec
mxemec t1_j6igzon wrote
Reply to comment by pzerr in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
At least pyrolysis techniques can convert it into fuel beforehand.
mxemec t1_j6pabq3 wrote
Reply to Happiness is an essentially nihilistic ideal — it is the best goal to follow when there is nothing else on the table. A meaningful life on the other hand can embrace more of life including struggles and suffering because it is oriented towards a higher ideal by thelivingphilosophy
As an "ideal" I would imagine it's unattainable and thus the pursuit necessarily entails suffering.