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    8 months ago

    So it’s proposing we burn traces on single-use paper to solve climate change.

    RFID tags as a security device are important and they can last as long as keys.

    As a business card we can just stop doing it. Solved!

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      For what it’s worth I don’t think they’re proposing it will “solve” climate change - no single thing can. It’s millions of tiny (alleged) improvements like this which eventually add up to taking pressure off of the environment. I see this kind of attitude a lot with stuff like paper straws or biodegradable packaging, as if the idea of a small but meaningful step in the right direction is laughable. It’s fine to criticize them for the “improvement” actually being no better than the alternative, but I worry sometimes it comes across like any sort of improvement short of “solving” climate change isn’t worthwhile.

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        My point here is burning paper on a mass scale instead of using wires or an IC is not a solution, not even a little bit like biodegradable food containers.

        Its solving a problem that isn’t really a problem!

        I’m not sure how much of this is the actual project, or the author of the article, as there are all kinds of odd claims in there.