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   Kris Nóva (nova@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 05-Dec-2022 22:15:31 JST Kris Nóva

   What does “sustainability” mean to you?

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     didierhoarau@hachyderm.io's status on Monday, 05-Dec-2022 22:15:30 JST didierhoarau

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     @nova I agree with most things said here... 1 thing to add is that we talk too often about better kind of energy sources (renewable and other)... But we should be talking about using less energy...

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     GlamShatterskull ?‍♂️:ferris: (glamshatterskull@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 05-Dec-2022 22:15:50 JST GlamShatterskull ?‍♂️:ferris:

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     @nova easily maintained in ways inherent to itself, while minimizing exterior harm or stress.

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     An Adorable Sergal (adorable_sergal@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 05-Dec-2022 23:54:41 JST An Adorable Sergal

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     @nova Sustainability is the practice that emerges from the realisation that other people have needs and feelings.

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     Daniel Smith (javajoint@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Dec-2022 00:59:59 JST Daniel Smith

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     @nova to have an outcome, seen as positive, greater than or at least equal to the effort put into something...

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     Morten Toudahl :verified: (mortentoudahl@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Dec-2022 01:05:36 JST Morten Toudahl :verified:

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     @nova To be able to use something without harming, wearing it up, or harming it in other ways.

     E.g solar power is sustainable.

     The answer seems so obvious to me, that I'm sure the question comes from pondering some big thoughts.

     What are you thinking about / trying to solve. Let us help you :-)

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     Alan Martello (amart@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Dec-2022 01:10:15 JST Alan Martello

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     @nova when I think of sustainability in ecosystems it means (as many have said) that it can continue indefinitely. This implies a life cycle where death and birth of many things (people, animals, plants) are ongoing - the key is that the underlying environment is not incrementally degraded or poisoned over time, because then it would not be indefinitely sustainable.

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     BillG (billpwg@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Dec-2022 02:34:42 JST BillG

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     @nova there is the ability and desire to pass it along to the next generation

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     Enginerdist (enginerdist@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Dec-2022 03:04:57 JST Enginerdist

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     @nova to me, sustainability is improving the efficiency/maintainability of “something” while minimizing waste. That “something” could be a product, a raw material, or even a talent pool. I can improve sustainability/circularity of a product line through high quality refurbishment vs net new replacement, or measure sustainability of energy management by offsetting fossil fuel use with renewables. I can have a sustainable workforce through strong mentoring, training, and DEI initiatives. Etc.

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     devtechsteve@hachyderm.io's status on Tuesday, 06-Dec-2022 11:08:21 JST DevTechSteve

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     @nova closing the loop and leaving little or no trace.

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     YetAnotherGeekGuy :verified: (yetanothergeekguy@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 09:26:03 JST YetAnotherGeekGuy :verified:

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     @nova
     Just off the cuff, Sustainability means
     1) the lack of asymptotically approaching failure
     2) over any timescale
     3) by measures economic, environmental, social, ethical, and moral.