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2024-12-08
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[[Read]]: [[Wasteland]]
- In the epilogue, a bit of reflection on how we actually reduce waste.
- Looks at [[ethical consumption]], [[zero waste]] and the [[circular economy]] with a critical eye. Them having been coopted by corporations.
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Ultimately, his conclusion seems to be: [[degrowth]]. Consume less, produce less.
- That doesn’t really address the problems of industrial waste though.
2024-12-07
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Blurters gonna blurt.
- [[microblurting]].
- Going to try popping them in daily files in a subfolder.
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Read: [[Wasteland]].
- [[Nuclear waste]]. [[Sellafield]].
- The book is great, well written and researched.
- But I’m finding the subject matter ultimately quite depressing.
- Particularly as it’s getting into [[industrial waste]]. It’s huge in scale.
- [[Nuclear power]] and the corresponding waste is such a prime example of human hubris and folly.
- This shit is going to be around for tens of thousands of years, yet we don’t seem to have a clue what we’re doing with it.