RE: https://assemblag.es/@inquiline/117415292624456151
They had me in the first half, not gonna lie...
But the attention and exploration the writer gives to the idea that anthropocentric science and measurement (and surveillance) is not some kind of conservationist panacea is very gratifying.
Too many good quotes to pick one. Just read.
"One story, she said, dictates that it's our job to watch the universe, even when the watching changes things or brings harm. Put a collar on a wolf and people's philosophical perceptions of the animal shift"
really good read!
https://www.engadget.com/2018-05-21-inside-the-animal-internet.html