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Just ruining this planet and spilling over to other systems to do the same there would shockingly resemble what viruses do.
by manmal 8y ago
Just ruining this planet and spilling over to other systems to do the same there would shockingly resemble what viruses do.
- icelancer 8y agoAlso what all biological agents have been observed to do. We aren't special in that regard.
- chriswarbo 8y agoMost of the universe is lifeless and much less interesting:than the Earth. We should absolutely try to preserve diversity and unique systems, but I see no problem with transforming a few of the sterile, dime-a-dozen hunks of rock into colonies, strip mines, etc. In fact Bezos has stated that his ideal future would be for the majority of humanity to live off the Earth, so that it could be left as a nature reserve.
- _rutinerad 8y ago"I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus."