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[–] loomy@lemy.lol 9 points 3 weeks ago

Trees arent liquid

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 23 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Insert random copypasta about biotech breakthrough that turns water and CO2 and nutrients into sustainable building materials which sounds like space age technology but it's just trees

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world -4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Green shit on your terrace, leaves fucking everywhere, looming threat of bird shit on your head, seeds everywhere, roots growing through everything, blocking the sun at every step, tough lessons in gravity for things kids climbing them, lot of damage when it's stormy out.

But nah trees are great, really.

Edit: apparently I need to clarify that I really do love nature more than the concrete jungle, but there are things you can find that are not that great about trees.

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[–] TxzK@lemmy.zip 24 points 3 weeks ago

trees are not as profitable

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Has the manufacturer even calculated how much energy is needed for production and how long it will take for the corresponding CO2 emissions to be amortized?

We are living in strange times...

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[–] rivvvver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 120 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

im guessing "where will the animals go" is also a stupid question?

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But you can for oxygen. Total Recall taught us this.

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 43 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Real answer is probably that they'd be used in addition to trees, designed to fit in places unsuitable for a tree.

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[–] Madrigal@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You can’t charge a subscription fee for trees.

[–] loomy@lemy.lol 8 points 3 weeks ago

That's where youre wrong.

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[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 62 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

They get in the way of parking spots. The steel cages must rule supreme.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

These have to take up more space than a tree...

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

When this was proposed the idea was that one of tank can replace two trees and it can be put in corners that are too small for trees (and cars). When you consider the space for roots you can get at least one parking space per tank at the cost of making car-centric cities even more of an hell hole.

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