This is such an important message, and I am eternally grateful that you have put the stats into words.
The article is fantastic, but I wonder about the title: when it is shared, do most people dismiss it immediately upon seeing "plant-based"? Could it spread further with a more click-baity headline? e.g. "How to cut humanity's land-use by 73%"; "How to rewild the world!"; "From fork to forest: how our eating habits could change the face of Earth."
Sorry to be critical; I think being vegan has made me somewhat cynical about the world...
Hey, thanks a lot for your kind feedback and your suggestions! I like these ideas and will note them down as input for follow-up articles on this topic, which are already waiting in the pipeline. From my experience, titles that are too click-baity often get negative reactions across social media. So I have to be a bit careful. But I still think your ideas are brilliant, and might actually use them! Thanks for stopping by - I hope to see you here again, soon.
I think there’s an analogy that applies to this land use issue that really spells out the benefits we’re missing out on rn. I’ve heard of the concept of “Lost Einsteins” when talking about issues primarily focused on human exploitation - how many enslaved people or people needlessly killed or traumatized lost the ability to do something truly great? They could’ve had an uncanny knack for things like math, science, the arts - but their deeply unfortunate circumstances prevented them from ever realizing their potential, and because of that, we all suffer in a way, by living in a world without their potential. It seems to me you could almost make a case for this land use issue here too. How many “Lost Yellowstones” or “Lost Amazons” are we losing from not rewilding our land into a lush, beautiful landscape, and instead leaving it as barren pasture for cattle or monocultured crop feed?
This is such an important message, and I am eternally grateful that you have put the stats into words.
The article is fantastic, but I wonder about the title: when it is shared, do most people dismiss it immediately upon seeing "plant-based"? Could it spread further with a more click-baity headline? e.g. "How to cut humanity's land-use by 73%"; "How to rewild the world!"; "From fork to forest: how our eating habits could change the face of Earth."
Sorry to be critical; I think being vegan has made me somewhat cynical about the world...
Hey, thanks a lot for your kind feedback and your suggestions! I like these ideas and will note them down as input for follow-up articles on this topic, which are already waiting in the pipeline. From my experience, titles that are too click-baity often get negative reactions across social media. So I have to be a bit careful. But I still think your ideas are brilliant, and might actually use them! Thanks for stopping by - I hope to see you here again, soon.
I think there’s an analogy that applies to this land use issue that really spells out the benefits we’re missing out on rn. I’ve heard of the concept of “Lost Einsteins” when talking about issues primarily focused on human exploitation - how many enslaved people or people needlessly killed or traumatized lost the ability to do something truly great? They could’ve had an uncanny knack for things like math, science, the arts - but their deeply unfortunate circumstances prevented them from ever realizing their potential, and because of that, we all suffer in a way, by living in a world without their potential. It seems to me you could almost make a case for this land use issue here too. How many “Lost Yellowstones” or “Lost Amazons” are we losing from not rewilding our land into a lush, beautiful landscape, and instead leaving it as barren pasture for cattle or monocultured crop feed?