KarelHa
@karelha.bsky.social
Truth over opinion. Climate politics and economy (failing alternative to science & policy). Hope can only help when we realize that there are viable alternatives to our political/economic dystopia.
"Come now, let us reason together."
"Come now, let us reason together."
That’s another issue.
There sure is a connecting as well as a disconnecting role. The latter especially by Christians opposing others (here’s #competition again). Jesus taught us to be inclusive to others. Many forget this!
There sure is a connecting as well as a disconnecting role. The latter especially by Christians opposing others (here’s #competition again). Jesus taught us to be inclusive to others. Many forget this!
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
That’s another issue.
There sure is a connecting as well as a disconnecting role. The latter especially by Christians opposing others (here’s #competition again). Jesus taught us to be inclusive to others. Many forget this!
There sure is a connecting as well as a disconnecting role. The latter especially by Christians opposing others (here’s #competition again). Jesus taught us to be inclusive to others. Many forget this!
I do love the discussion we’re engaged in 😻
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I do love the discussion we’re engaged in 😻
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it becomes a math problem at a high enough level of abstraction. There are never guarantees that the crow befriended by the dog will have BETTER outcomes, but *statistically* more friends and more DIVERSE friends make you safer :)
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
it becomes a math problem at a high enough level of abstraction. There are never guarantees that the crow befriended by the dog will have BETTER outcomes, but *statistically* more friends and more DIVERSE friends make you safer :)
The survival of Americans is neither the issue, nor necessarily beneficial to the sustainability of human #society. The same is true for Europeans, which I “belong” to.
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The survival of Americans is neither the issue, nor necessarily beneficial to the sustainability of human #society. The same is true for Europeans, which I “belong” to.
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Unregulated capitalism isn't good for the poor OR the wealthy. If we had a system to set ethical boundaries for ambitious brains, we could set them competing to solve the most pressing problems for the greatest good without their dumb selfish egos messing everything up.. but that'll be a big shift
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Unregulated capitalism isn't good for the poor OR the wealthy. If we had a system to set ethical boundaries for ambitious brains, we could set them competing to solve the most pressing problems for the greatest good without their dumb selfish egos messing everything up.. but that'll be a big shift
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and the original argument here was on competition, not capitalism
So you admit that inherently, relying on competition is a bad way to run a society and it’s not an evolutionary advantage .
Thanks and have a good night
So you admit that inherently, relying on competition is a bad way to run a society and it’s not an evolutionary advantage .
Thanks and have a good night
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
and the original argument here was on competition, not capitalism
So you admit that inherently, relying on competition is a bad way to run a society and it’s not an evolutionary advantage .
Thanks and have a good night
So you admit that inherently, relying on competition is a bad way to run a society and it’s not an evolutionary advantage .
Thanks and have a good night
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Leaving selfish egos room to compete to CHEAT the system is a HUGE problem, yeah. It's supposed to be a government's job to stop that from happening AND to redistribute resources in equitable ways. People just didn't VOTE for that because all science and altruism folks forgot to get good at SALES
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Leaving selfish egos room to compete to CHEAT the system is a HUGE problem, yeah. It's supposed to be a government's job to stop that from happening AND to redistribute resources in equitable ways. People just didn't VOTE for that because all science and altruism folks forgot to get good at SALES
I am glad we agree on the substance (zero sum), just not on the wording 🙃.
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I am glad we agree on the substance (zero sum), just not on the wording 🙃.
The zero sum version is the only one I know. Competing is completely devoid of love. Let’s not tell stories that say that “War is Peace” (1984).
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The zero sum version is the only one I know. Competing is completely devoid of love. Let’s not tell stories that say that “War is Peace” (1984).
In Christianity the most powerful are expected to be “ #GoodShepperds” 🙃 . Funny, isn’t it?
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
In Christianity the most powerful are expected to be “ #GoodShepperds” 🙃 . Funny, isn’t it?
Nobility is het not connected to power and opposite to “hubris. 😇
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Nobility is het not connected to power and opposite to “hubris. 😇
Man has thrived, regardless of an extreme long period of #vulnerability (childhood) ONLY because we learned to #cooperate! It is the survival of the fittest (most adapted to circumstances. If it were the strongest, elephants would definitely rule us! Competition is an economic aberration.
a cartoon of a man with the words " you have been misled " below him
ALT: a cartoon of a man with the words " you have been misled " below him
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November 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Man has thrived, regardless of an extreme long period of #vulnerability (childhood) ONLY because we learned to #cooperate! It is the survival of the fittest (most adapted to circumstances. If it were the strongest, elephants would definitely rule us! Competition is an economic aberration.
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this is like saying there’s nothing wrong with pollution, or there’s nothing wrong with deforestation…
There absolutely is something wrong with humans thinking they can change the climate however they want, regardless of how it affects other people, animals, plants, and survival for the future
There absolutely is something wrong with humans thinking they can change the climate however they want, regardless of how it affects other people, animals, plants, and survival for the future
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
this is like saying there’s nothing wrong with pollution, or there’s nothing wrong with deforestation…
There absolutely is something wrong with humans thinking they can change the climate however they want, regardless of how it affects other people, animals, plants, and survival for the future
There absolutely is something wrong with humans thinking they can change the climate however they want, regardless of how it affects other people, animals, plants, and survival for the future
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Maybe, we don't know for sure. We're doing all kinds of things (incl. leaving nuclear waste) that could tip life over. But in any case my point is that it's so often just about us and our future, with disregard for the other, all innocent, life forms whose existence and future we're wrecking.
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Maybe, we don't know for sure. We're doing all kinds of things (incl. leaving nuclear waste) that could tip life over. But in any case my point is that it's so often just about us and our future, with disregard for the other, all innocent, life forms whose existence and future we're wrecking.
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Even if 95% of all species die, there will be new vibrant ecosystems in 5-30 million years. With new types of animals and plants. This is how it has always been after every mass extinction. I find this fact very comforting.
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Even if 95% of all species die, there will be new vibrant ecosystems in 5-30 million years. With new types of animals and plants. This is how it has always been after every mass extinction. I find this fact very comforting.
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The earth will be fine?
What gets me is humanity's extraordinary arrogance. The other millions of species on earth, that we are busy harming and destroying at speed, would tell us, if we cared to pay attention, that they are not and will not be fine!
#anthropocentrism
What gets me is humanity's extraordinary arrogance. The other millions of species on earth, that we are busy harming and destroying at speed, would tell us, if we cared to pay attention, that they are not and will not be fine!
#anthropocentrism
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The earth will be fine?
What gets me is humanity's extraordinary arrogance. The other millions of species on earth, that we are busy harming and destroying at speed, would tell us, if we cared to pay attention, that they are not and will not be fine!
#anthropocentrism
What gets me is humanity's extraordinary arrogance. The other millions of species on earth, that we are busy harming and destroying at speed, would tell us, if we cared to pay attention, that they are not and will not be fine!
#anthropocentrism
There is no #climateCliff where all damage is done by crossing one boundary. If we react even later, the #consequences will be worse. It is still “sane” to #act earlier, even when some serious damage can’t be avoided. Don’t give up #hope!
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
There is no #climateCliff where all damage is done by crossing one boundary. If we react even later, the #consequences will be worse. It is still “sane” to #act earlier, even when some serious damage can’t be avoided. Don’t give up #hope!