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Shitty Million Dollar Ideas
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And vice versa. Tree roots need to be exposed to air and paving over them is bad for the tree.
Properly introducing trees in urban environments would take rethinking how we build roads and sidewalks. This thing looks like you could deploy it anywhere.
So why don't we rethink the way we design urban environments to be more friendly to all life rather than the car-centric urban hellscapes we have now?
Because it would take trillions of dollars to do that at scale.
Not saying it's a good justification, it's just the answer to why.
Slowly, over time making our cities better for future generations to live in?
It doesn't have to be calculated in dollars but in quality of life. It's investing in the welfare of your people. Plus, every city that has heavily pedestrianised so far has seen an increase in local spending and a decrease in public infrastructure spending.
So like... Even the money people should know.
What wretched scumbags downvoted this? Even Star Trek had fucking trees Jesus Christ
Beats me. People seem to just want bandaid solutions that "scientists" think up that will cost trillions of dollars rather than solutions like... Planting trees and flowers in neighbourhoods that benefit humans and nature.
I wonder how long one of these algae tanks would have to run to counter the emissions cost of creating, placing and maintaining said algae tank. This shit is literally techbros reinventing the train every other month.
The people with the money only see things one quarter at a time. It's a shame, but that's the way the world is now.
Trees are good for our sanity. The healing tank from Starship Troopers might be good for the environment depending on how it’s powered etc but it is certainly dystopian to look at
cities are already halfway dystopian, why not use algae pools to help compete the look?