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It's actually pretty easy to imagine humans going extinct, and taking a huge portion of the other life on this planet out with us. As the level of human "crazy
by blooalien 5y ago
It's actually pretty easy to imagine humans going extinct, and taking a huge portion of the other life on this planet out with us. As the level of human "crazy" in the world grows (seemingly exponentially), I find myself worrying more and more about the fact that some of the craziest people on the planet (political "leaders" and their militaries) have access to nuclear weapons, and that's only one potential concern among far too many.
- goatlover 5y agoTo wipe humans out, you would have to make the entire planet unlivable, which includes high altitudes, polar regions, remote locations, islands, etc. I don't see that happening short of a gray goo scenario.
- blooalien 5y agoI wouldn't totally rule out any doomsday scenario really, as long as humanity continues to put the greediest and power-hungriest humans in charge.
- infinite8s 5y agoThe planet might not be unlivable, but the standard of living for any remaining humans might regress back several centuries or more. In addition, bootstrapping a new civilization will be hard given we've used up most of the most easily accessible energy sources.