mozz@mbin.grits.dev to Science Memes@mander.xyz · 5 months agoHumanity making progress like it always doesmbin.grits.devimagemessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.net
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHumanity making progress like it always doesmbin.grits.devmozz@mbin.grits.dev to Science Memes@mander.xyz · 5 months agomessage-square126fedilinkcross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.net
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoYou can see where they decided “Profit, with no consideration of anything else!” was the answer
minus-squareoo1@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoI’m going to guess it wasn’t a decision, so much as tech availability and pricing. radar, sonar, more powerful boats with bigger trawl nets. If they’d had that stuff earlier it’d be the same tragedy of the same commons.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoFair. If we could’ve fucked things over a decade ago, we definitely would’ve!
You can see where they decided “Profit, with no consideration of anything else!” was the answer
I’m going to guess it wasn’t a decision, so much as tech availability and pricing. radar, sonar, more powerful boats with bigger trawl nets.
If they’d had that stuff earlier it’d be the same tragedy of the same commons.
Fair.