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		undergrowth54 on April 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried t... Faced with an overwhelming problem, is is tempting to seek simple solutions which would boil the ocean. Personally, I’d prioritize suboptimal solutions which prevent a rise in ocean temperatures.

throwaway894345 on April 11, 2022 [–]

Maybe I'm not very clever, but it's hard to guess what you're driving at here.

undergrowth54 on April 11, 2022 | [–]

1. An argument (that others are also making) that we need to be willing to accept partial solutions.

2. A pun.

throwaway894345 on April 11, 2022 | | [–]

Yes, I understand that. I'm not sure which is the "partial solution" in this scenario, EVs?

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