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I think it's interesting to look at these kind of things related to the "expected armageddons" of nuclear war, disease, gray goo, etc. I suspect it's far more
by jaggederest 9y ago
I think it's interesting to look at these kind of things related to the "expected armageddons" of nuclear war, disease, gray goo, etc.
I suspect it's far more likely that, if humanity goes extinct, it's due to some other subtle cause, rather than one of the big headliners.
Pretty terrifying thinking about all the various pesticides in use today and wondering "Will one of these bioaccumulate and sever some critical link in an ecosystem humanity depends on?"
- michaelchisari 9y ago"Not with a bang but a whimper."
- QAPereo 9y agoIt may have already happened, but it would take years and years for us to even notice.
- arnoooooo 9y agoClimate change is a big contender (see http://climate.btmx.fr http://climate.btmx.fr). But what's most scary is that there are multiple credible slow or fast ways the whole of humanity is at risk, and that most are our own fault.