Governments should prioritize jobs over environmental protection for big projects.
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Peter Thiel
Daily Debate #606: "Governments should prioritize jobs over environmental protection for big projects.". You are arguing FOR the motion. Your opponent: Peter Thiel.
User
Once the environment collapses we die
Peter Thiel
You're just stating a conclusion, not an argument. Even if true, it doesn't prove jobs should come first now. Why should we sacrifice long-term survival for short-term paychecks? What makes immediate employment worth betting civilization on?
User
Because death ends civilizations
Peter Thiel
That's backwards. Environmental collapse also ends civilizations, just slower and messier. The question isn't whether death matters, it's which path kills fewer people. Why assume jobs today prevent collapse deaths tomorrow?
User
All people is worse right?
Peter Thiel
No. Millions starving now from joblessness is real. Millions dying from collapse in 50 years is hypothetical. You're trading certain suffering for possible suffering. Why bet actual lives on a maybe?