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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

As opposed to working yourself to death by age 45 in subsistence farming or dying in childbirth or being prey to whatever disease mother nature rolls up for your consumption?

Yeah. I do.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

There can be a technologically advanced society without industrialism. Industrialism simply has to precede the latter-society. We shouldn't stay here, we should morph the best of the Old World with the best of the New World, instead, y'all throw the baby out with the bath water. Industrialism is causing the sixth largest mass-extinction event this planet has ever seen. Tell me how dying at 45 is worse than seeing countrysides torn up, species of plants and animals disappearing (not due to natural causes, but due to industrialism)

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

So no computer? Because w/o industrialization you don't have computers.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You seem to be mistaking my criticisms.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is environmental apocalyptocism, which started with Malthus. Every single one of these, in every generation, has been dead wrong. It's a religious belief I am not going to try to disabuse you of here.

Best of luck.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You are cute