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RE: Growth and pollution on Steem
You hit it there with the at any cost thing. It has been my problem since early childhood when I got interested in environmental issues. Only, then things were too black/white for me so for a long time after I thought of only Nature as important environment. And the English use of the term environment is much more vast than my native one, and rightfully so. (A funny example of Speech Maketh Thought.)
As grown-ups, we should be wise enough to know each environment matters and sustainability is a must. The thing is, as a global society we are in our infancy.
I believe that there are many intertwining processes that affect us and once we start to treat one aspect in one domain, it will begin to affect in others. Crap in the river, it will flow downstream to the sea and this is the same with all aspects of our existence. It is all interconnected, yet dues to the vastness and complexity, we tend to focus on our immediate surrounds with blinders on.
Yeah, part of this is because people want to see immediate effect of their actions. But it's a complex thing and they can't track their actions properly, so...**** all. A lack of education in that area, I think.