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Why we need to treat Earth like a spaceship
(theconversation.com)
Very well written article. We need to hold CEOs responsible for hammering the delicate window of our spaceship
That's still too much of a metal gymnastic for most people.
Galvinised gymnasium
XD lmao
We are damaging it – venting carbon, acidifying the oceans, stripping topsoil and collapsing biodiversity – not maliciously, but with a shrug. It is legal
Iirc, 40 countries have established constitutional rights of nature.
So there, at least, it is not legal
Why we ? It's like the population doesn't know that.
We know who is responsible.
Well. If you think about it, it kind of is
this post was submitted on 06 May 2026
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