• MostlyBirds@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The industrial revolution was a mistake. Convenience and comfort have proven to not be worth the cost of complete ecological destruction. Total deindustrialization is the only solution, and it will not happen. We’re going to kill ourselves off, or nearly, and the world will be a better place for it in the long run.

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        1 year ago

        And we’ve been doing exponentially more so since. If you think there’s even a remotely close comparison to be made, you’re very poorly informed.

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      The agricultural revolution was a mistake. The industrial revolution was just the logical fallout from it.