Oh, agree. But how many people do you think we can sustain your way globally in the coming decades? We are projected to reach 10 billion by 2050 by some estimates.
You mean truthiness?
Well yes, but that means 8 billion people will be a bit of a snug fit on this planet, don't you think?
And we had sustainable food capacity up to 1859.
There's no more bat guano either.
Yes, but without fossil fuel inputs humanity couldn't sustain 8 billion people, renewable energy or not.
My point is that humanity is heading into a foundational tree chipper. Don't you think we're already seeing signs of unraveling?
Of course humanity can survive on renewable energy, that's how we built the Pyramids, but those civilizations didn't have 8 billion people shopping on Aliexpress or spray cheese on nachos to watch the football game.
"losing"
Religion is an endemic mental illness. I'd say people should keep it to themselves and once they leave their house, I don't want to hear anything about it, or it's off to the mental institution.
Fantastic. Now extrapolate that to supporting 8 billion people, with your kind of gardening and what it will mean for that civilization.
Do you support yourself 100% of the time with that gardening? Or is it a relaxing hobby?
I'm talking about how we got to 8 billion people. Here's a hint, it's not by gardening.
So you're telling me you never drive your car somewhere to buy seeds or tools? And they got to the store without trucks?
The clothes you wear to garden? You made them yourself? You have sheep? A spinning jenny?
The people working at the store to unload the trucks? They also eat food that came into being without gas, fertilizer, or pesticides?
Look, you've been gardening with gas, fertilizer, and pesticides all along. You just didn't see it.
That's my point. You can hug yourself and pat yourself on the back as much as you want, but without fossil fuels, you wouldn't have the lifestyle that lets you type away at a computer while your fridge is full of food from the supermarket...
You mean the stuff in Steal This Book doesn't work anymore?
...what? Have you heard of Goodwill or Value Village?
and has it’s purposes
Unlike that apostrophe.
Boy am I glad I'm asexual for all practical purposes. This sounds frankly exhausting.
Can you fit your fist through the top? Can you scoop out a handful easily and leave fingertrails in the bottom? Then it's just normal sized IMO.