The Aral Sea is considered an example of ecosystem collapse.[42] The ecosystems of the Aral Sea and the river deltas feeding into it have been nearly destroyed, largely because of the salinity being dramatically higher than ocean water.[5] The receding sea has left huge plains covered with salt and toxic chemicals from weapons testing, industrial projects, and runoff of pesticides and fertilizer. Because of the shrinking water source and worsening water and soil quality, pesticides were increasingly used from the 1960s to raise cotton yield, which further polluted the water with toxins (e.g. HCH, TCCD, DDT).[43] Industrial pollution also resulted in PCB and heavy-metal contamination
Anyone unironically writing things like “humans aren’t the problem” better be vegan. Animal consumption is arguably the number one cause of ecological destruction on this planet. Ignoramuses aren’t even willing to give up torturing billions of animals to death per year, or maybe they think burgers only exist under capitalism? Like everyone will give up chicken nuggets to save the planet or something? Good luck with that. People are obdurate and gross.
Getting rid of capitalism is a step in the right direction, sure, but unless folks are willing to give up meat, cars, airplanes, and who knows what other amenities, we are still just as fucked.
Did capitalism destroy this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea
This was the result of this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plan_for_the_Transformation_of_Nature
Exploiting nature and fucking things up is not limited to capitalism.
Anyone unironically writing things like “humans aren’t the problem” better be vegan. Animal consumption is arguably the number one cause of ecological destruction on this planet. Ignoramuses aren’t even willing to give up torturing billions of animals to death per year, or maybe they think burgers only exist under capitalism? Like everyone will give up chicken nuggets to save the planet or something? Good luck with that. People are obdurate and gross.
Getting rid of capitalism is a step in the right direction, sure, but unless folks are willing to give up meat, cars, airplanes, and who knows what other amenities, we are still just as fucked.