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by balb0a 1488 days ago
When you destroy/squeez fungus in the forest it takes centuries to recover[1]. In Prussia when they started with scientific forestry, productivity of the forrest dropped significantly after around 100 years[2].

Good times to come. I wonder why we look the other way, even when we have all the knowledge on our hands.

Two great books: [1]: The Hidden Life of Trees [2]: Seeing Like a State

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If the trees aren't populating Jira tickets, are they really even doing anything?
> I wonder why we look the other way

Because it's profitable, unfortunately.