I understand the point of the article, but it feels a little preachy. Doesn't anyone else see the irony that the author became a vegetarian to improve his carbon footprint and yet hosts a blog which will cost large amounts of "carbon" in terms of hosting, people browsing, uploading and especially posting to here.
I wonder how much carbon monoxide will be generated from the factory which supplies the electricity required to keep this website operational now it's hit the front page of HN. It stinks of hypocrisy.
There are a lot of good tidbits in here, but I think perhaps this is the opposite side of the message than what most hackers need to hear right now. Hackers have gotten very good at challenging the mainstream of society and "disrupting" industries - sometimes without adequate regard for the consequences. There's a very delicate balance that needs to be struck between ridding ourselves of inconveniences and considering the legitimate reasons why those inconveniences still exist in many aspects of life. It's not as though humanity hasn't learned something from the last few thousand years of trying to understand the world.
Of course, I suppose that balancing act could be considered going against the grain of the subculture. It's all relative to your environment, I guess...
This is the key. Too many times as saw alternative lifestyle promoted without any thought given to what will happen if substantial part of the society would go down that path.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 29.7 ms ] threadOne of the most condescending, pontificating and self-righteous pieces of drivel I've ever read.
I wonder how much carbon monoxide will be generated from the factory which supplies the electricity required to keep this website operational now it's hit the front page of HN. It stinks of hypocrisy.
Of course, I suppose that balancing act could be considered going against the grain of the subculture. It's all relative to your environment, I guess...
And unschooling sounds as good as antivactination.