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BC is burning, and I saw this post on Facebook.

Nah, climate change isn't real.

Don't worry, glorified golf course sprinklers will save us!

I know, this is jaded for a solar punk post, but we don't need sprinkler defense - we need megacorps to stop producing 50% of global emissions

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[โ€“] agegamon@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

(As you may already know) The problem with "forests need to burn" is, while it is technically part of natural forest cycles in some areas of the world, it is also true that natural cycles were relatively stable and worked before human-caused climate change. Now that climates are unstable and shifting we are getting crazy amounts of wind, heat, and drought that are accelerating fires in unpredictable ways, including in areas where forest fire was not the primary mechanism for recycling and regrowth.

Fun times ๐Ÿ˜‚ especially when there are still people out there refusing any degree of responsibility who just want to be mad and hurt people for fun. Ugh.

[โ€“] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

Oh, we've completely fucked ecosystem balance. That said, that doesn't mean human managed ecosystems are bad, or that actively managing ecosystems is bad. It's just a lot of work, and you have to figure out what you want that ecosystem to look like and what function it will have.

Arguably, self sustaining (e.g., natural) ecosystems are ideal soley because we don't have to manage them.

There is also value natural ecosystems because that's how they evolved, and everything fits nicely, but we've long since impacted all ecosystems to some degree so the point is kind of moot.