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I have been poking about looking for a transcript for Sine (no luck yet, hon). And I see that there are a lot of people talking about the video. The biggest argument I see is that throwing trillions of dollars at a problem that we might not be causing will cause a world that is much like the bottom of column B (except without the Arizona beach front property).
My question is, who asked you to throw trillions of dollars at a problem without having any idea of what you are doing with it? There are extremists on both sides, but that doesn't mean that either of their solutions is the right one. Throw trillions of dollars at something or do nothing is not the choice we are faced with (please remember that the video guy said that he was using extremes for the sake of argument).
My point is this: we do have an impact on the planet. I don't think that anyone would disagree with this. Most of the time, it isn't a very good one. But arguing over extremes gets us no where. I don't believe that what humans do will kill the planet. Might make it less inhabitable for us, but I am pretty sure that we will survive whatever comes.
So, why lessen our impact on the planet? Well, throwing trash out your car window as you speed along the highway won't kill the planet either. What stops you from doing that? I can tell you what stops me. No one wants to live in a garbage heap. It makes the world a little nicer for us to live in when we don't litter or when we recycle or whatever else.
THAT is the reason to do something. That is the reason that we need to demand that our governments adapt to more sustainable ways of doing things. It is why we all need to make sure that we are lessening our impact when we can. I'm not asking everyone to live in a hut in a tree. There are plenty of little things that can be done. Does your office recycle? How much? Do you use paper cups for your coffee or are you encouraged to bring mugs from home? Does paper wind up in your garbage? Does it need to?
The government is the entity that ensures that businesses that will not listen to their employees do the right thing anyway. Business is interested in sustaining itself and making money. But people are the ones who have the power to say, 'we are willing to give up some profit in order to make this place operate in a manner that is better for society as a whole.'
You do it to make the world a little nicer of a place to live. You do it because it is the right thing to do. Do you really need to be threatened that bad things might happen if you don't? I know I don't. And I know I don't appreciate it when people try that.
Live by example, folks. It's the best thing you can do. Make your voice heard in the government halls. Make sure that what is important to you is being done. Talk about it. Tell people who might not have thought about things in the way you have. And when the time comes, VOTE, dammit!
That is all I wanted to say.
--Phae
My question is, who asked you to throw trillions of dollars at a problem without having any idea of what you are doing with it? There are extremists on both sides, but that doesn't mean that either of their solutions is the right one. Throw trillions of dollars at something or do nothing is not the choice we are faced with (please remember that the video guy said that he was using extremes for the sake of argument).
My point is this: we do have an impact on the planet. I don't think that anyone would disagree with this. Most of the time, it isn't a very good one. But arguing over extremes gets us no where. I don't believe that what humans do will kill the planet. Might make it less inhabitable for us, but I am pretty sure that we will survive whatever comes.
So, why lessen our impact on the planet? Well, throwing trash out your car window as you speed along the highway won't kill the planet either. What stops you from doing that? I can tell you what stops me. No one wants to live in a garbage heap. It makes the world a little nicer for us to live in when we don't litter or when we recycle or whatever else.
THAT is the reason to do something. That is the reason that we need to demand that our governments adapt to more sustainable ways of doing things. It is why we all need to make sure that we are lessening our impact when we can. I'm not asking everyone to live in a hut in a tree. There are plenty of little things that can be done. Does your office recycle? How much? Do you use paper cups for your coffee or are you encouraged to bring mugs from home? Does paper wind up in your garbage? Does it need to?
The government is the entity that ensures that businesses that will not listen to their employees do the right thing anyway. Business is interested in sustaining itself and making money. But people are the ones who have the power to say, 'we are willing to give up some profit in order to make this place operate in a manner that is better for society as a whole.'
You do it to make the world a little nicer of a place to live. You do it because it is the right thing to do. Do you really need to be threatened that bad things might happen if you don't? I know I don't. And I know I don't appreciate it when people try that.
Live by example, folks. It's the best thing you can do. Make your voice heard in the government halls. Make sure that what is important to you is being done. Talk about it. Tell people who might not have thought about things in the way you have. And when the time comes, VOTE, dammit!
That is all I wanted to say.
--Phae
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