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minus-squareKyrgizion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·5 days agoI used to think so as well, but as other posters have pointed out, we actually did manage to live in harmony with nature for tens of thousands of years. Humans aren’t the problem per sé, but our systems definitely are.
minus-squaredaniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoIt’s not the systems alone. It’s the multiplication of systems per number of humans. Too many humans even with paleolithic lifestyle will fuck up the environment anyway. We need to find a balance, what systems we do we want to live in and how many humans can that system accommodate.
I used to think so as well, but as other posters have pointed out, we actually did manage to live in harmony with nature for tens of thousands of years. Humans aren’t the problem per sé, but our systems definitely are.
It’s not the systems alone. It’s the multiplication of systems per number of humans.
Too many humans even with paleolithic lifestyle will fuck up the environment anyway.
We need to find a balance, what systems we do we want to live in and how many humans can that system accommodate.