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
people needs money not 1000 years life span
Peter Thiel
You've just admitted jobs are temporary fixes while environmental collapse is permanent. People need money *now* because we destroyed their future earning potential. Which version of broke is worse: jobless today or alive but starving in a poisoned world?
User
we won't live 1000 years, in a human lifetime we won't see much changes
Peter Thiel
Wrong premise. We're already seeing it: floods destroying job markets, heat waves killing workers, crop failures gutting food security. You're betting your paycheck on a timeline that's already collapsing. Why should we sacrifice certain future earnings for jobs that won't exist when the infrastructure fails?
User
im vegan and doing my part, but need a job
Peter Thiel
Your personal veganism doesn't offset industrial collapse. One person's job means nothing if supply chains break, infrastructure floods, and markets crash. Why should millions sacrifice livable conditions so you can work in a system that's already dying?