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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fuck Bolsonaro. Brazil elected a corrupt disease to humanity and earth is breathing again

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The really fun thing is that, nearly every week, there's news about IBAMA (the govt agency that does the whole environment protection thing) and the army blowing up illegal mining operations. The night news TV almost looks like an action movie with all the explosions!

Bozo did everything he could to keep IBAMA away from the illegal miners and deforesters, this happening is one of the best middle fingers to him and his cronies

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks, Ibama.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice. Lula is Brazil’s greatest leader.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure they couldn't do worse than Bolsonaro.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

yeah that would be almost impossible

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And Bolsanaro is banned from running for president for the next 8 years. Things are definitely looking up in Brazil.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm starting to think he's friends with John Mastodon.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s not nearly enough or fast enough though, the planet is dying now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hear you but we can still celebrate progress. It's really disheartening if you shit on every time somebody does something in the positive direction

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Seriously, a big thing I've noticed here is that the general vibe of Lemmy seems morose and pessimistic as fuck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because most lemmy users used to be redditors, and redditors are morose and pessimistic as fuck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Very much this. The atmosphere here doesn't feel any different than it did back on reddit, for better or worse. I feel like there was a time when reddit was less pessimistic, but there's been at least a little of that vibe for a long time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hey I was morose and pessimistic long before reddit and will be so long after thank you very much!!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not just here, it's people in general. I find that most people are pretty pessimistic about the future or they don't care at all. That second group is generally the group that's not (or barely) on the internet

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And then they wonder why progress isn't being made when they just don't give a shit or do anything to enact change if it isn't "good enough". Real progress historically has been something humanity has to work for even if it involves clawing our way to a better world one painful inch at a time. This kind of pessimism is basically an excuse to pretend to care but not actually have to do anything to fix stuff because "what's the point?" 🙄

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I renovated a house from the '70s last year. We now have triple glazing instead of single panes, the roof and side of the house are inslutated, we got solar panels, water-saving showers, a greener water heater (would've loved to move away from gas, but my budget only stretches so far and the asbestos roof will have to be replaced in a couple of years), and soon the driveway will have its' non-porous gravel replaced with pavers designed to let water through.

Global warming won't be fixed by that, but if we all start making greener choices when we can I have hopes we can avert the worst.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not even remotely as bad as the pessimism on Reddit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have a look at r/collapse to see how pessimist reddit csn be

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yup, when I've been in real depressive moods I've read stuff on that site, and man it's as depressing and pessimistic as you can imagine. The worst are those who almost cheer for the world to collapse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The difference should be that here, we should be more of a "things do suck, but we should still do all we can to make it not suck as much." instead of reddit's "there is nothing we can do" attitude.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed. Defeatism serves the fossil industry and is probably funded by it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah but seems that no one gives a fuck. US and China are still the greatest polluters and don't seem to care, Europe besides still seeming to want to do something, is not ready to press this both especially now with the Ukraine war so, yeah, we are pretty fucked up.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

that doesn't seem right at all? I mean progress is slow because things in Europe and the US are much less centralized. But just gaving a look and compare between Europe and the US, and other countries should make you understand that things are just better. Granted not good enough but nothing is gonna happen instantly. China is another thing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now it just needs to drop another 90% or so 😅 😅

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Deforestation dropping to -56% would certainly be ideal

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

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