Good idea: ban destruction of unsold clothes

https://earth.org/eu-bans-destruction-of-unsold-clothes-and-shoes/

The European Union has banned the destruction of unsold clothes, a move aimed at tackling overproduction and making the fashion industry more sustainable

#fastfashion, #EU, #degrowth

https://ieji.de/@MinistryOfGoodIdeas/116166754596015223

For my non-European subscribers: A lot of items people think are non-recyclable - like brita filters, toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, and razors - can actually be easily recycled for free https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades

TIL that the Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.5 million light‑years away, so when we see it in the night sky, we’re seeing it as it was 2.5 million years ago. If an observer in Andromeda could see Earth in detail right now, they would be watching our early human ancestors, not modern civilization. [source, comments]

I was spiraling a bit as I was catching up on all the 2025 events and data regarding climate change. But here is the gist of it with some sources.

One new phenomenon we’ve never seen before is the stratopheric polar vortex completely changing its pattern; not just deviations, but entirely new "mixed-type" events. [1][2] This is causing two-digit temperature anomalies in the Arctic, disturbing the jet stream (which normally moves high- and low-pressure systems so they don’t remain stagnant). On top of that, the ice is melting more rapidly. [3]

So far, the prognosis was that by 2100 we’d be in territory where serious human life would barely be sustainable, limited to pockets of the world and marked by extreme difficulty. Think heavy temperature fluctuations, more intense seasonal extremes (summers getting unbearably hot, winters extremely cold), large-scale agriculture becoming impossible, cities unlivable due to heat (because of impervious surfaces), and cycles of drought followed by heavy monsoon rains and floods. Not to mention the collapse of insect populations and loss of undomesticated animals. [4][5]

Due to the polar vortex changes, the new projections are closer to 2050. We’re already past the +1.5°C target, and the new somewhat realistic goal is +2.8°C. [6] But there’s no way to achieve that under any capitalist mode of production. We can’t cleantech, greenwash, or paper-straw our way out of it. [7]

As long as climate action has to be profitable (which directly contradicts the fundamentals of capitalism), it won’t be possible. We need a science-based, data-driven, high-tech command economy that prioritizes social and net-zero circular industries. Literally, I see no other way out as long as profit and surplus value are in play. [8] We wouldn’t make it. Or maybe I’m just not creative enough to imagine one.

or to put it into serious liberal words, every child under 10 years old you see will not be dying of old age.

EAT THE RICH

Switzerland: Tomorrow 8 March 2026, voters will cast their votes in six ballots on cash & various taxes.

Here is an overview of national registered and/or parliamentary parties' positions.

➤ europeelects.eu/switzerland

#CHvote #Abst26 #Votazioni #Votaziuns

CEO flooded with money: We don't want employees who are
only motivated by money. This is about
more than money. - joker
https://t.iss.one/Bad_Memes_By_Tank/151517

Auch über den 8. März hinaus relevant: https://www.srf.ch/kultur/gesellschaft-religion/internationaler-frauentag-trotz-gegenwind-beginnt-jetzt-das-neue-weibliche-zeitalter

Mitbestimmung: Neue Bräuche braucht das Land

Wer die SVP-Chaosinitiative bekämpfen will, die im Juni zur Abstimmung kommt, muss auch eine neue Schweizer Migrationsgeschichte erzählen. Der Schlüssel liegt bei den Einbürgerungen.

…mehr

via WOZ Die Wochenzeitung - Schweiz (author: Kaspar Surber)

Good idea: quit chatgpt

https://quitgpt.org/

ChatGPT takes Trump's killer robot deal. It's time to quit.

#openai, #authoritarianism, #killerai

https://ieji.de/@MinistryOfGoodIdeas/116170905661847355

Good idea: dumpster diving

https://www.shareable.net/how-to/how-to-dumpster-dive-eat-free-fight-waste/

According to a report by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the United States throws away a staggering 40% of the food it produces every year. There are a number of reasons for this: restaurants and bakeries that throw away what’s left uneaten or isn’t sold; people who buy more groceries than they can use; and food distributors who throw out whole pallets when things go bad in transit. But one of the major culprits of food waste is supermarkets.

While this waste is a tremendous problem, especially when we live in a country (and a world) with widespread starvation, it also means that perfectly good food fills supermarket dumpsters every day. With a little bit of effort, you can make sure at least some of that waste goes to use and save yourself a lot of money in the process.

#dumpsterdiving, #FoodWaste, #degrowth

https://ieji.de/@MinistryOfGoodIdeas/116193207011538757

source - @govd_bot

We’re told GDP measures the health of an economy. If it goes up, we’re doing well. If it drops, we panic.

But GDP counts everything that’s bought and sold. Oil spill cleanups. Hospital bills. Fast food. Plastic bottles. More spending equals better numbers, even if the spending comes from damage, sickness, or waste.

So what are we actually measuring? Progress or just consumption?

Maybe the real question isn’t how fast the line is rising.
It’s whether our people and our planet are actually better off.

Disregarded and vilified AI safety researchers and climate change researchers
https://t.iss.one/Bad_Memes_By_Tank/151603