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In an ecological sense, what are the downsides of humanity killing itself off in the very near future? It seems like nothing but a net-positive for the rest of
by acdanger 8y ago
In an ecological sense, what are the downsides of humanity killing itself off in the very near future? It seems like nothing but a net-positive for the rest of life residing on earth.
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- jeffmcmahan 8y agoSo what you're saying is, "in an ecological sense" you're fine with it if my children die of starvation? Well good for you.
- draw_down 8y agoGood grief, nobody cares about your kids in either direction. Sorry.
- outlawjwales 8y agoOn a long enough timeline, this world will face one extinction event after another: an ice age that covers our hemisphere, world killer astroid strike, super volcano eruption, etc. It is Human ingenuity that stands a chance of preventing or mitigating some of this. Maybe it will be preserving some level of biodiversity - even it if is just DNA samples.