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   feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 06:56:47 JST feld
   If you thought crypto and AI are a huge waste of resources, go do the calculations on how much energy, waste, and straight up pollution has been generated by the holiday themed decorations and knick-knacks industry.
   
   How much of this stuff is made in China, shipped to the USA, used for less than a month, and then thrown in the dump?
   
   Answer: most of it.
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 06:59:36 JST feld

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     Do you think Americans can claim carbon credits for paying for a live Xmas Tree and then burying it in the landfill 45 days later?
     
     Doesn't this solve climate change? We've sequestered millions of pounds of carbon, right?
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:00:28 JST feld

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     Look around your friends groups and family and you'll find tons of people who buy Christmas decorations every year and then throw them away.
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:04:14 JST feld

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     > In Britain, it is estimated that 226,800 miles of wrapping paper is thrown away annually at Christmas.
     
     > In Germany, approximately 100 grams of gift wrapping paper per person are used each year, resulting in up to 8,000 tons of gift wrapping paper waste.
     
     > In Canada, gift packaging and paper shopping bags generate 540,000 tons of packaging waste annually. Due to recycling challenges, most gift wrapping paper made from various materials ends up in landfills.
     
     > During the Christmas season in the United States, an additional 5 million tons of waste are generated, with up to 4 million tons consisting of various gift packaging and gift papers.
     
     
     
     source: Wikipedia gift wrapping article
     
     
     Santa is kililng the fucking planet and nobody seems to care :santahurr:
     
     
     > The type of decorative wrapping paper we're familiar with today was invented by the Hall brothers—of Hallmark fame—in 1917 ...
     
     
     100 years and still no valid use case for wrapping paper
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     lainy (lain@lain.com)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:06:21 JST lainy

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     @feld big Christmas is literally killing the planet
     ✙ dcc :pedomustdie: :phear_slackware: likes this.
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:07:29 JST feld

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     • lainy
     @lain it's certainly doing far more damage than Bitcoin and ChatGPT
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:09:38 JST feld

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     • Edelruth In The Wrong Timeline
     @Edelruth find someone who lives in an apartment and has limited storage for crap like seasonal decorations. Only a psychopath would pay for a storage unit just for Christmas decorations.
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     Edelruth In The Wrong Timeline (edelruth@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:09:39 JST Edelruth In The Wrong Timeline

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     @feld

     Not even one.

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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:17:20 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • lainy
     Most people I know have fake trees and use the same decorations seasonally, and have for decades, so I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
     
     Besides, you'd hate Christmas even if it reduced waste, so cut the "it's about the planet or bitcoin" bulllshit.
     
     You know what causes a waste of resources? Faggots. So you should help reduce waste by killing yourself.
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     lainy (lain@lain.com)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:19:19 JST lainy

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     • ?? Humpleupagus ??
     @Humpleupagus @feld my man you have been bamboozled
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:28:11 JST feld

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     • ?? Humpleupagus ??
     @Humpleupagus @lain 😢 😢 😢 😢
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:49:29 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • lainy
     No again. 😒
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:54:12 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • Jonaschuzzlewit
     Actually, bah humbug produces 90% of the ewaste on reddit.
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     Jonaschuzzlewit (jonaschuzzlewit@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 07:54:13 JST Jonaschuzzlewit

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     • lainy
     • ?? Humpleupagus ??
     The good news is that saying Bah Humbug is environmentally friendly
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 08:10:17 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • Jonaschuzzlewit
     So is reddit. 🤷♂️
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     Jonaschuzzlewit (jonaschuzzlewit@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 08:10:18 JST Jonaschuzzlewit

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     • ?? Humpleupagus ??
     E waste is a hoax perpetuated by the WEF