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throwanappleon Tokyo is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees

Heat disproportionately kills young people:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/06/young-adults...

throwanappleon Expo – Open-source platform for making universal apps for Android, iOS, and web

They like to do a lot of breaking changes between versions that are very painful to upgrade to. But this also applies to RN and JS ecosystem to a lesser extent.

throwanappleon The global fight for critical minerals is costly and damaging

Yes if we want to reduce total consumption of polluting resources. Depends on each person's circumstance, if you need to drive then it's better to keep using your old car but use it as little as possible and look for opportunities to replace trips with walking, cycling, public transport, etc. Rather than buying a new EV but still driving everywhere even for short trips.

throwanappleon The global fight for critical minerals is costly and damaging

Plus, if you already have an older ICE car that works perfectly fine, isn't it better to keep driving it (in terms of carbon emission and other environmental impacts from mining, production, distribution and disposal), than to swap it with a new electric one?

throwanappleon How Australia became the world’s greatest lithium supplier

I came across this before:

- The Mining of Minerals and the Limits to Growth (https://tupa.gtk.fi/raportti/arkisto/16_2021.pdf)

throwanappleon Bill Gates: You’ll never solve climate change by asking people to consume less

Look more globally.

throwanappleon Modernity is incompatible with planetary limits: a PLAN for the future

A different analysis here:

https://eeb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Decoupling-Debunk...

throwanappleon I Choose Optimism

Can you expand more on those new storage solutions?

throwanappleon I Choose Optimism

Regarding the Great Barrier Reef, it's not as simple as you're saying: https://theconversation.com/record-coral-cover-doesnt-necess...

throwanappleon The world is awful, the world is much better, the world can be much better

Any thoughts on this response video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCuy1DaQzWI

throwanappleon The world is awful, the world is much better, the world can be much better

Has the world also been getting better for other species we share the planet with?

https://ourworldindata.org/biodiversity

throwanappleon Most of the world’s grain is not eaten by humans

Indeed. Thanks for clarifying.

throwanappleon Most of the world’s grain is not eaten by humans

Not saying climate change isn't important, just that these systemic issues are interlinked and should be addressed together. We won't last long without healthy ecosystems.

throwanappleon Most of the world’s grain is not eaten by humans

Biodiversity loss also counts as destroying the planet. Don't let climate change distract you from other sources of planet destruction. There's this concept called planetary boundaries.

throwanappleon Most of the world’s grain is not eaten by humans

Do you have sources for claiming animals are the most efficient source of those micronutrients? Where do those animals get those micronutrients from? Why do they still need to be injected with supplements like vitamin B12? Why do you discount use of pasture for rewilding?