this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2023
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We all have to share the same atmosphere. So what's the point to have some eco-topia in just a few countries ?
Because it shows that it works in the real world and is not just wishfull thinking. It is much easier to say that you want Swiss railways, Dutch cycling infrastructure, with Sikkims agriculture, Rojaves political system, Costa Ricas reforestation policy, Bhutans electricity grid and so forth. The fact that it works somewhere makes it more likely to work in other places as well.
Yes I like those things, what bothers me about the original question, is the implication that for many countries it would never be "realistic", in that case no good futures are realistic anywhere in the world. So, maybe the question should be adapted slightly, by adding "first" before the ? ?
It's better than no place becoming an ecotopia.