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It is only a problem for single planet species. Advanced multi planet or multi system civilizations may worry less about that than we do. Also if the bio diver
by manquer 5y ago
It is only a problem for single planet species. Advanced multi planet or multi system civilizations may worry less about that than we do.
Also if the bio diversity dropped, and people are used to living in closed ecosystems to limit damages from such harmful chemicals, over long enough period everyone will forget what was there before , further making bad things will not impact their quality of life anyway.
- candiodari 5y agoIt's also very unlikely that nature won't adapt to plastics. They have great amounts of chemical energy, and they're everywhere. Already you can see great decreases in plastic lifetimes, and they're decreasing faster and faster. The lifetime advantage plastics provide won't last. e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideonella_sakaiensis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideonella_sakaiensis Without microbes breaking it down (which can be achieved in a number of ways, and generally it is at least slowed down) wood can last a millenium.