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Given the time constants (decades to centuries), it's almost certainly too late already! The time to "do something" was back in the 1970s. Of course, the rea
by xyzzy21 5y ago
Given the time constants (decades to centuries), it's almost certainly too late already! The time to "do something" was back in the 1970s.
Of course, the reality is that 1) it's only a problem for humans - nature doesn't care and will be fine, and 2) even losing 99% of humanity is not the end of the species. Some will adapt and thrive.
A lot of this comes form "Me the center of the universe" along with "Me living forever" thinking. Neither is a viable axiom for any decision making.
- belter 5y agoLets summon the immortal George Carlin: "...The planet has been through a lot worse than us. Been through earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, continental drift, solar flares, sun spots, magnetic storms, the magnetic reversal of the poles … hundreds of thousands of years of bombardment by comets and asteroids and meteors, worldwide floods, tidal waves, worldwide fires, erosion, cosmic rays, recurring ice ages … And we think some plastic bags and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference? The planet isn’t going anywhere. WE are!"