Pat Myron 🔸
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- Attended more than three meetings with a local EA group
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Offsetting has multiplier effects.. people constantly make significant sacrifices attempting to marginally improve their personal sustainability, so publicly offsetting decades worth of personal impact with a weeks' earnings seems worth the statement
NB: I'd consider them regardless, but offsetting's a solid nudge
Offset objections narrowly focus on future behavior; most people are raised omnivore; I'm offsetting past consumption:
Checked the 8 links in the first section and they've all been archived on the publicly accessible Internet Archive for at least half a year. There's also browser tooling to access those archives quicker
Reactions seemingly serve that purpose better:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/oZff425xLnikfxeGD/pat-myron-s-shortform?commentId=HsadBx85nAggb8Q5T
Robots cost ~$2k/acre (similar to annual landscaper hiring costs), so they're cheaper than riding mowers or landscapers. Additional costs are for push mowers who don't value avoiding mowing time. Adjacent neighbors without fences/walls/etc. could seamlessly share a robot
Many entities require mowing; rules must change before certain individuals can mow less
Injuries have been relatively steady for decades, are often male, residential, and involve riding mowers
While injuries are mostly residential, landscaping (and pollution and labor cost/time) mostly isn't. Municipalities, parks, schools/colleges, sports complexes, golf courses, cemeteries, and farms regularly mow hundreds of acres each
Certain robotic mowers handle surprisingly steep angles (45°)
@VilleSokk created a similar calculator:
https://foodimpacts.org
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/KLqAiKpMpBCLCH6x7/ranking-animal-foods-based-on-suffering-and-ghg-emissions
FarmKind's donation call-to-action is a great add; you all should link up :)