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GliderGuider

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11. You can't call that approach "sustainability"

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 01:43 PM

Jun 2014

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It's just unsustainable over a slightly longer time frame.

"Sustainable" in this context means the ability to continue doing what we're doing indefinitely (i.e. forever), while not introducing any systemic risk to the web of life we are part of, and upon which we are absolutely dependent.

Anything short of that isn't "sustainability", it's self-delusion.

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Sustainability is destroying the Earth [View all] ellenrr Jun 2014 OP

K, read later. postulater Jun 2014 #1

Ending consumption is impossible liberal N proud Jun 2014 #2

You can't call that approach "sustainability" GliderGuider Jun 2014 #11

What exactly are we supposed to "start"? Does the author have an idea what he demands? DetlefK Jun 2014 #3

"What exactly are we supposed to "start"?" defacto7 Jun 2014 #7

It's not "anything". DetlefK Jun 2014 #8

Understood, defacto7 Jun 2014 #12

No, I think the author wants people to attack the industrial infrastructure muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #9

Good critique, bad proposal GliderGuider Jun 2014 #10

First world claptrap... Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2014 #4

I wonder how many people he thinks will sign on to his movement? A Little Weird Jun 2014 #5

The author is both right and wrong. defacto7 Jun 2014 #6