Probably recency bias, media coverage, and because for the resources it uses (with any source of energy), it’s hard to see it as a better alternative to what exists currently
Agriculture, fossil fuels, transportation and manufacturing for single use products are some of the highest order problems to me.
+1 for Walkable City! For everyone saying that the conclusions in the post are obvious, it apparently wasn't obvious enough that in the US, many cities are built for cars and not people.
Another good book is 'Happy City' although I liked Walkable City more.
The narrative of what's happening has evolved too.
It wasn't until retail investors were blocked from buying did people perceive it as a class war. Even on HN, the bigger news is about Robinhood and other firms and how they handled the situation.
At this point, anyone still buying and holding is doing so to make a statement about showing it to the suits, which as you said is going to end up poorly.
I'm also fascinated that the number of subscribers to wsb grew from 1.8M to 4.9M in two days and how they're handling it.
The point of the break period is to give yourself time away from your work so by nature I'm not sure how 'productive' you want it to be because any other productive activity requires focus. If you want to avoid moving pictures during your break, the optimization of the time doesn't have to be productive:
- go for a walk (even if its only within your work area)
- talk if you're around someone who also needs a break)
- organize your time/ideas for your next task
- water your plants (if you have any)
- play with your dog/cat (if you have any)
- stretching or some other short spurt of physical activity
Given that the coral microbiome has a complex composition, I'd be curious to see how this could offer consistency in measuring coral health across different species.
Agriculture, fossil fuels, transportation and manufacturing for single use products are some of the highest order problems to me.