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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
It's really not.
There is a huge hypocrisy in the weekend environmentalism crowd.
I absolutely love getting out to the mountains and riding my bike, but to suggest the highway development, parking lots and trails themselves that I go and enjoy every week in the summer don't have significant negative consequences to the wildlife and environment in the area is ridiculous.
And yes, I burn most of my fuel for the year "getting out to enjoy nature". The most polluting activity I do is go enjoy the mountains.
So for me to say, for instance, I don't like dirt bikers and 4x4 enthusiasts tearing up the mountains, or downhill ski resorts scarring the pristine nature is a pretty empty sentiment.
It seems the prevailing attitude is "the degree I ruin the pristine wilderness is ok, but anything beyond that is horrendous and I won't stand for it as I'm a protector of the same area I go out and mildly trash every weekend".
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That's not his argument, though. It boils down to "You can't complain about the development of unnecessary mega-complexes in natural areas unless you're willing to live in a cave and transport by foot.". It's taking the slippery slope to some ludicrous and idiotic end. It's something you'd expect to see from Sliver, but when he does it, it's funny because you can just say, Ah, that's just Sliver. But I refuse to believe that someone intelligent legitimately thinks that his is a rational sentiment.
Not all progress is good progress.