There's lots of sad facts all around humanity. The human race has evolved so much further along with technology than social responsibilty evolution that it's shameful! ... This 'netting alternatives' issue is clearly one of the stupid ones. There are obviously better ways to appease user groups with technologically superior methods for protecting native fish runs. But noooooooo! They gotta remain stupid. For traditional stupid's sake. ... Same for over-populating the world. We have the technology to avoid that impending disaster. We have among the more intelligent factions knowledge of it's dire importance. But we also have the sociological idiom of senseless tradition and the 'right to lifer's' affective protests. What a mess of idiots that surround us! Can wisdom ever win out over idiom?!? ... Excuse my angry expression from within over these things. Just can't help but to vent sometimes.

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