this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2024
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Human Scale

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The concept of "human scale" is most known in urban design and architecture, but it provides a good framework to think about a lot of different aspects of our lives.

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[–] rglullis 3 points 7 months ago

But, warns Zhang, we would be wise to proceed with caution. "Using fungi as a technology for remediating the environment, you might break the eco-balance because you're introducing new bio-conditions to the ecosystem. So you want to be very careful. We're culturing a lot of mushrooms right now and they're getting released into the natural forest environment, and usually the mushrooms released from farms are very competitive. They can kick out other mushrooms. It's a big concern for the conservation of natural mushroom species."

Not exactly something that aligns with the idea of "human scale", but the principle seems interesting.

[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bioengineering mushrooms is how we end up in a Last Of Us type of apocalypse. Do you want that? DO YOU?!

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Might be more fun than a regular climate apocalypse?

[–] Scirocco@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Why not both?