Earth Day '09

[greygirlbeast]

We seem to have made it through the whole winter without contracting anything vile, but now, as the spring begins in earnest, Spooky and I both appear to have come down with something unpleasant. Which just figures

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[robyn_ma]

'And it seems to me that people are more concerned with finding 'green' solutions that will permit business as usual, and continuing technological escalation, rather than drastically scaling back this runaway civilization, which is the only truly 'green' solution.'

Fuck yeah. ZPG, baby. That's where it's at.

I think it was George Carlin who said something like 'Fuck the planet, the planet will survive, it's humanity you environmentalists care about saving.'

Someday the earth will just shrug us annoyances right off its back. I'd be wholeheartedly on board with that if not for the blameless species we're taking down with us.

[greygirlbeast]

I think it was George Carlin who said something like 'Fuck the planet, the planet will survive, it's humanity you environmentalists care about saving.'

As usual, there's no improving on George Carlin.

Someday the earth will just shrug us annoyances right off its back. I'd be wholeheartedly on board with that if not for the blameless species we're taking down with us.

Ditto.

[robyn_ma]

I see people on my Facebook going 'Happy Earth Day!' and they've got, literally, four kids. Cognitive fucking dissonance.

Harlan always likes to say he believes in a species that can write Moby Dick and paint the Sistine Chapel. Well, it's been a long time since both of those.

[greygirlbeast]

I see people on my Facebook going 'Happy Earth Day!' and they've got, literally, four kids. Cognitive fucking dissonance.

What is it "kids these days" say? Oh, yeah. "facepalm"

Harlan always likes to say he believes in a species that can write Moby Dick and paint the Sistine Chapel. Well, it's been a long time since both of those.

Hey, but..um..what about the XBox 360, and plastic water bottles, and disposable diapers, and the iPhone?

[mr_earbrass]

Not to be a threadjacker but the blank, if not horrified, looks I get from people when I tell them I got a vasectomy because if I ever want kids I'd prefer to adopt still weirds me out. I can understand the urge to raise children but we've got so frickin many already here and in desperate need of a loving, if not biological, parent...Between the legions of unwanted and orphaned children and the environmental impact of creating more humans, one would think there'd be some kind of effort to educate people on adopting needy kids instead of popping out more. Then again, considering the most forward-thinking US president in memory opted to get his dog from a breeder instead of from a shelter I suspect the chances of getting him--or anyone else of comparable authority--to back a domestic ZPG incentive is nigh inconceivable.

OK, I'm done with this here soapbox if anyone else needs it.

[txtriffidranch]

Oh, I know. Both my wife and I have the same exact attitude, to much horror from both sides of our extended family.

[txtriffidranch]

You aren't saying anything I haven't been saying for quite some time. My wife and I are now taking quite a bit of grief over our decision not to have children because of some idiotic idea that "the smart ones should be breeding." This isn't just an incredible presumption that (a) any children of mine are going to make any contribution to the planet, (b) their father was anything more than free-range Soylent Green, and (c) that the children of "the dumb ones" won't eclipse anything any of my genetic heirs attempt to do. I'm also insulted because these dolts keep asking me "Are you sure you don't want children?" No, lady, I only went through the discomfort of a vasectomy because I like getting non-critical surgeries.

Besides, the way I look at it, it's one thing to espouse a position, but it's another to take active steps to do one's part to make it happen. I find it really interesting that far too many of the "this planet is too crowded" contingent (and I want to emphasize that this does NOT include you) figure that everybody

[greygirlbeast]

Have you seen the campy-yet-interesting Japanese film Tokyo Gore Police? Sounds like an anime, though it's live action. With much, erm, gore. It's set in the future and...in particular, the fetish club scenes and the limbless woman with interchangeable weapons for arms and legs came to mind while reading.

I haven't, though I have heard of it. I should warn you, though. I'm kind of touch and go when it comes to campy. Sometimes it works for me, but not usually.

I thought you might get a kick out of that old picture of Vince Locke and I.

That is an utterly adorable photograph.

Really loving Sirenia Digest, btw.

I'm very glad to hear that!