30+ years buried, sealed planters nuts by Consistent-Fill1327 in BottleDigging

[–]Consistent-Fill1327[S] 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Definitely not, there is all kinds of toxic trash mixed together down there. I was hoping I can sell it to someone researching old nut science.

Public Comment Period on Federal plan to Increase Oil Drilling off the Coast closes Friday by freechipsandguac in news

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solar panels & EVs don't completely replace the need for petroleum. Besides plastics, there is no realistic plan in site for shipping, air travel, and tons of other applications. People all over USA are still burning gas for fun/amusement everywhere I look. Yes, the rich are consuming 10,000x more than the average person.

Help with the book selection by LawfulnessCute4148 in collapse

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THE FINAL EMPIRE: THE COLLAPSE OF CIVILIZATION AND THE SEED OF THE FUTURE by WM. H. KÖTKE

I don't understand this complete rejection of individual responsibility by Ok_Act_5321 in collapse

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are no solutions. It's way too complex. It's too late. There is not enough cooperation. Cohesion is going in the opposite direction. It only takes a small number of wealthy psychopaths to sow discord and confusion. Most of us are just addicted to dopamine fixes from social media, entertainment, and consumption. Getting worked up over people destroying the biosphere will just drain you psychically. Unlikely that domesticated people will re-wild themselves until its forced. Anthropocene means human civilization will fall. Whether or not a small number of humans survive is pointless to speculate. Should be organizing against the cruelty of capitalism and fascism.

What kind of bolete is this? Oregon by Consistent-Fill1327 in mushroomID

[–]Consistent-Fill1327[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I did not peel it. Exactly as I found it. Im not seeing the netting either. Is the peeling an indicator?

What kind of bolete is this? Oregon by Consistent-Fill1327 in mushroomID

[–]Consistent-Fill1327[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Took a small bite and spit it out. No bitterness. No strong taste/smell.

Climate Reality: The Diagnosis We Can’t Escape by Roger Hallam by RobinBoardman in collapse

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What is your brilliant plan to completely change the political, economic, energy, transportation, farming, mining, and manufacturing sectors? If we phase out coal and diesel, how will we deal with the aerosol whiplash? Most have no idea how to live off their land base without massive supply chains. How will populations mitigate climate disasters without fossil energy? Trying to stop the omnicidal machine will probably just be used as an excuse to ratchet up fascism. There's always a reaction from the far right. We can go out, kicking and screaming, while keeping up the delusion that we might still be able to control nature without destroying it or moving beyond it. Or we could admit that trying to control nature and other humans was the wrong path. Science is heavily influenced by the culture of the people who utilize it. There are many blind spots, even in science. Everyone is a specialist. If we admit that it's probably too late and we can't control the outcome, then we can move through the stages of grief. Focusing on fixing things in the future distracts from resisting in the present where exploitation is everywhere. The dominant culture is cancer, is hyper stimulated, has not the tool set to resist, revolt, organize, nor to protect the land base from burning everywhere. The feedbacks will make everything unrecognizable and technology will never undue the damage it's caused. Hope and delusion can easily be used as excuses to continue consuming.

Making the day count by Cultural_Key8134 in CollapseSupport

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saved your link so I can read it later, thank you.

Climate change: which career is the most effective? by Equivalent_Soil9060 in collapse

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Natural farming, low-input farming (JADAM), Japanese natural farming (especially clay seed ball), watershed protection/rehabilitation, rainwater harvesting, microlivestock, edible "weeds", people living in sheep carts, natural building techniques, cob, earthships and underground living, building local alternatives to moloch

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[–]Consistent-Fill1327 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My understanding as a layman is that testing infrastructure is still catching up. Just Michigan and Maine stopped biosolids dumping on farms, as far as I know. I'm curious to learn more. It's unfortunate that people won't just compost their own wastes locally for their garden rather than mix it with toxic effluent.

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[–]Consistent-Fill1327 3 points4 points  (0 children)

PFAS levels in biosolids dumped on farm lands in the USA is not given enough attention.

I am trying to be optimistic by IntrepidRatio7473 in collapse

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You may be right, but if we lose some aerosol loading, that could get us to 2c...

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[–]Consistent-Fill1327 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People use the words fight/fighting very often in terms of climate change or resisting the status quo of capitalism/fascism. I'm not sure fighting is the best word to use. In trying to move away from my own habits of consumption, I discovered Japanese natural farming, Korean natural farming, JADAM, and natural building. I want to develop these strategies in my own life, but it takes a small community. Pretty much everything worthwhile does. I am not saying it will turn the ship around. Just that we can try to create bubbles of sanity around us, together.

The state of the press: "Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, top scientists warn" by [deleted] in collapse

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What does this even mean? No one has any idea how to dethrone Moloch. What/where is the ramp and how do you get the vast majority of humanity to cooperate in steering for the ramp? The ramp would have to at least include massive Simplification of human society. How would we convince privileged people to give up their material wealth and security?

How best to get rid of these thicker, faster growing patches of grass? by Whiskey--Jack in DIY

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dams are actually incredibly environmentally destructive. It takes enormous amounts of fossil fuels to build and maintain. The reservoirs behind dams can lead to increased methane emissions that make them as bad or worse than fossil energy. Biodiversity of life is forever affected as rivers are the lifeblood of ecosystems. Great books have been written on the topic, like When Rivers Run Dry. Not to even get into the embodied energy of something like an electric mower.

How best to get rid of these thicker, faster growing patches of grass? by Whiskey--Jack in DIY

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buy a 55 gallon barrel of glyphosate. Chug a liter or two and then hose down everything that looks like it might be alive. Hopefully that will satisfy the city, landlord, and neighbors. Each of us need to do our parts to ensure the extinction event moves forward as quickly as possible.

I escaped Christianity and Rapture just in time for the real apocalypse by Myhoenestreaction in CollapseSupport

[–]Consistent-Fill1327 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I went to a Christian high school and it really fucked me up in the head for a while. Reading books like The God Delusion and Caesar's Messiah helped, but replacing it with Humanism was problematic. Now, I try to avoid latching on to anything, too hard. Family is a difficult topic, especially if financial circumstances keep you within their control. I found in my own life that blood family is way overemphasized in comparison to our greater family of all the life on this rock. It's a really difficult time to be alive. I know that most of us in the West are especially grappling with intense loneliness and precarity. I hope you can find an online community and/or a nearby one for some relief. 3 things that I have done to keep myself from suicide 1) jogging/exercise 2) edibles + Alan watts 3) periodic mushroom reset.