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Every time, really? Like every single time? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pigeon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pigeon This kind of short-
by Teever 9y ago
Every time, really? Like every single time?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pigeon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pigeon
This kind of short-sighted hubris is why we are on the cusp of ecological collapse.
- lgas 9y agoPassenger pigeons weren't really a resource and wikipedia page says they were mostly driven to extinction by deforestation for land use and lumber and fuel... which are resources.
- aaronblohowiak 9y agoWeren't a resource? How so? Why were they hunted then?
- baddox 9y agoParent commenter should have said "every time something becomes scarce and highly-valued," although I'm sure there are exceptions to that as well.