There were environmental arguments presented against stacking rocks, and there is nothing lost to an individual by not stacking rocks. There is no hunger or suffering involved by abstaining from that, but the counterpoint was, apparently, "DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO."
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I read that thread and saw no struggle session lmao I miss everything :blob-no-thoughts:
You missed people being mad at me for making an informative post telling them that messing with the hydrology does in fact have an impact on hydrology. You didn’t miss much substantial argument that wasn’t “but what if I really like doing it?”
Many people don't like hearing that anything they enjoy or might enjoy doing might have a problematic or even harmful aspect to it.
Some reconsider things and change their behavior, some hear it out and keep doing the thing anyway, some do it less, and too many just get enraged. :sadness:
I can only use the knowledge Ive gathered through my education and career in the field to guide others through how their actions are harmful. The only thing that disappointed me about how today went was the people arguing that the science was incorrect. I can’t stop anybody from stacking rocks if they want to, but I wish they just said that’s what they wanted to do instead of creating a scene and spreading misinformation.
Agreed. I saw that in motion and it really sucked. :deeper-sadness:
No skin of my back, the knowledge exists to them now and is in their hands. I trust that anybody self identifying as a leftist will do the right thing, especially if it doesn’t necessitate an entire lifestyle change.