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By your own words, those events triggered mass extinctions. Like you, I think the most probable outcome is that climate change results in a mass extinction even
by qqqwerty 5y ago
By your own words, those events triggered mass extinctions. Like you, I think the most probable outcome is that climate change results in a mass extinction event. And like you, I think humans will survive in some form, albeit at significantly reduced levels. If that provides you comfort, then have at it. But I personally consider that outcome to be an epic failure on our part. Especially considering we have the knowledge and the technology to prevent this.
And if you think our geological history provides the answers to what our future with climate change will look like, I implore you to get familiar with the anthropic principle[1]. We have never significantly altered our atmosphere this fast before, there is no precedent. And using our geological past as a dataset is inherently flawed. In order for us to observe that data, we necessarily would have had to survive/emerge from that history. How many other planets had similar geological records but then took a different turn? If you can show me that data, I will re-consider you anti-fragile position.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic_principle