Reply #4: I read it slightly differently ...

[Nihil]

> There is no such thing, not with what we've already done to this planet
> and the other creatures trying to live on it. "Sustainability" yes,
> "sustainable development" - not on your life.

I read "sustainable development" as "trying to ensure there are survivors",
not just trying to band-aid the existing situation but trying to make a
positive move from "bad" to "good" (or, at least, "better"), i.e., somewhat
parallel to your concept of "lifeboat communities".

:shrug: