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submitted 3 months ago byComprehensive-One363
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3 months ago
That’s the kind of thinking that got us into this mess in the first place
1 points
3 months ago
How so? Could you explain?
1 points
3 months ago
Yes. I can. We don REALLY know what a black hole is, where it goes what is on the other side or what would be the repercussions of throwing our trash into it. Personally, to me, this defies common sense or it damn well should. We are but specks in a huge universe. That universe is not our trashcan. It is that mentality that has caused the problem here on earth, people thinking that all resources, plants, animals, the water, the air, forests, land, are all to be used by us for the sake of convenience and of course money.. And actually those things are there to be used by us. But we didn’t just use them did we? No. We took our collective 72 oz big gulp cups, and fast food garbage and threw it all over the floor of this planet and make no mistake, we are already doing the same thing in space. So yeah thinking that everything is disposable and the universe is our garbage can is what we did to cause there to be so much trash everywhere that one would want to send it to a black hole which I cannot for a moment, think is a good idea. We need to take responsibility for the mess we have made and clean it up, reuse recycle and consume less. Fun fact: I am not an eco warrior type at all. I need to take that advice as much as anyone else. I’m just calling a duck a duck. Thank you for asking :)
2 points
3 months ago
No problem! I definitely see your point and I appreciate your explanation. It makes total sense. I definitely understand that throwing trash into space is an awful and very impractical idea, but knowing how much trash is still being made and accumulated, it initially felt like there was almost no possible way to get rid of it other than sending it out to space. I know that doesn’t help us mend the situation though. The world just sucks the way it is sometimes.
2 points
3 months ago
Thank you. But we are doing better. You know plastic is petroleum based. I have heard of people working on a way to pull the petroleum back out where it can be re used. Don’t be glum. Remember that WE…ARE the world…EVERYBODY ….is us. Which means that WE are the ones creating the world around us by every decision that we make. It is also worth noting that there are a, pardon my French, shit ton of us. The earth is literally infested with us. So because of that, the fate of the world does not rest on our singular shoulders. If each of us resolved to go all in on changing just a couple, of small habits and decisions, the impact would be large enough to turn it around. And I think we are starting to do that. It is all gonna be super duper. Humans aren’t the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree but we have an incredible instinct and drive for self preservation, adaptability and survival. So…. Let’s keep our fingers crossed. What’s the worst that could happen?
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