The inability to talk honestly about relative magnitudes led to stupid stuff like the “we’re running out of landfills” panic of…

The inability to talk honestly about relative magnitudes led to stupid stuff like the “we’re running out of landfills” panic of the 1990’s, the ban on straws and aviation-shaming today, and will lead to a backlash where we are all driving Hummers in a Venus-like environment

— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 17, 2019

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