resilient_bird t1_jcit9s9 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 3:17 AM

Reply to comment by raging_pastafarian in Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79

Well, of course, but if you didn’t burn any fossil fuels, more than half of the worlds population would probably starve (fertilizer, tractors, distribution, refrigeration, cooking), so there’s that. Like the reality is we’re married to it until something better is developed.

resilient_bird t1_itev9sf wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:51 AM

Reply to comment by ForcefulBookdealer in A common respiratory virus is spreading at unusually high levels, overwhelming children's hospitals. Here's what parents need to know | CNN by SovietSunrise

Well, that, or they can't afford to take off of work to take care of them and so on.

In countries like the US, most middle income parents' options are limited. If they don't work, they won't get paid, and it's not like they can leave their young children home alone while they run errands.