• Manticore@lemmy.nz
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    18 hours ago

    Faster setup, but also algae is way more efficient at generated oxygen and at cleaning the air, magnitudes more than trees are.

    As in like combine harvester? What’s wrong with a single old farmer with a sickle? Nothing. They’re just far too slow.

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      20 hours ago

      Plus it will double as a food source for all the poor people. Corporate is going to love this new marketing campaign. We will sell it as a subscription, but also call it open source In an ending World Hunger campaign. can’t miss. Get in now!

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          18 hours ago

          We need a nice friendly corporate spokesperson. let’s put Jerry on trying to steal somebody from Disney. We’re going to make an absolute fortune on this.

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      21 hours ago

      And vice versa. Tree roots need to be exposed to air and paving over them is bad for the tree.

      Properly introducing trees in urban environments would take rethinking how we build roads and sidewalks. This thing looks like you could deploy it anywhere.

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        14 hours ago

        Trees are good for our sanity. The healing tank from Starship Troopers might be good for the environment depending on how it’s powered etc but it is certainly dystopian to look at

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        21 hours ago

        So why don’t we rethink the way we design urban environments to be more friendly to all life rather than the car-centric urban hellscapes we have now?

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          19 hours ago

          Because it would take trillions of dollars to do that at scale.

          Not saying it’s a good justification, it’s just the answer to why.

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            18 hours ago

            Slowly, over time making our cities better for future generations to live in?

            It doesn’t have to be calculated in dollars but in quality of life. It’s investing in the welfare of your people. Plus, every city that has heavily pedestrianised so far has seen an increase in local spending and a decrease in public infrastructure spending.

            So like… Even the money people should know.

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              14 hours ago

              What wretched scumbags downvoted this? Even Star Trek had fucking trees Jesus Christ

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                11 hours ago

                Beats me. People seem to just want bandaid solutions that “scientists” think up that will cost trillions of dollars rather than solutions like… Planting trees and flowers in neighbourhoods that benefit humans and nature.

                I wonder how long one of these algae tanks would have to run to counter the emissions cost of creating, placing and maintaining said algae tank. This shit is literally techbros reinventing the train every other month.

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              10 hours ago

              The people with the money only see things one quarter at a time. It’s a shame, but that’s the way the world is now.

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          19 hours ago

          If you can’t build them without getting in a trees was you don’t deserve them. I have loads of trees on my street and they’re not destroying anything.

          • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            10 hours ago

            Well good for you, but in many densely populated areas trees fuck these things up as well as destroy pavements and bike paths.

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              I live in a densely populated area. You are bad just really really bad at building things if you can’t even make a pavement without getting in a tree’s way.

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              I assure you that the experience of not having your infrastructure destroyed by trees because you didn’t build your infrastructure next to trees is absolutely universal. Having your infrastructure destroyed by trees because you put all your infrastructure in a fucking stupid place right next to a tree is also universal.

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                You do realize this entire conversation is about planting trees in urban areas, right?

                And there’s literally an industry built around removing tree roots from drain lines. You’re lucky that your trees haven’t fucked things up yet, but live in that house long enough and they will.

                I’m not saying trees are bad, I’m saying trees are bad to plant next to streets and sidewalks because the root systems they grow cause significant damage. If you’ve never seen the impact of tree roots on roads and sidewalks, you need to pay more attention to your surroundings.

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                  5 hours ago

                  I live in an urban area, in a house slightly over 200 years old - I promise you the trees aren’t going to suddenly cause a problem now.

                  I’m saying trees are bad to plant next to streets and sidewalks because the root systems they grow cause significant damage.

                  And i’m saying you’re a fucking idiot who doesn’t know anything, doesn’t try the most basic techniques to build around the trees instead of on top of them, then starts crying about how the mean trees are destroying everything. Some 10 metres from my door a tree is growing directly out of the pavement and hasn’t destroyed it because it was given plenty of embankment space to grow into instead.

                  Don’t cry that I don’t know what I’m saying just because you’ve never experienced properly built infrastructure.

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      20 hours ago

      lord Sauron used to say this, and everybody criticized him. Turns out he created jobs and it was correct. Fuck those trees.

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      20 hours ago

      Lord Sauron has educated us about trees. they are a nuisance and should be eliminated. Vote for the only person offering a battery economy now. And do not sleep on this amazing investment.

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    22 hours ago

    Screw that limited thinking, we’re turning these things into skyscraper windows. Sure, your world will look green and murky, but you won’t need blinds, and you’ll get much needed oxygen into that dusty old cube farm you call “work”.

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      20 hours ago

      Is your world too murky? Buy the ship maker 3000 for only $7400 each. It’s got a light, and inside it contains the highly amazing substance called Brondo. Get it now while supplies last.

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      20 hours ago

      We need these to replace trees, and everybody to eat gigantic meals out of a bucket. Don’t hesitate this is the New World.