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There are many (maybe all) examples from nature in which resources will get consumed until they are gone. "Logic" has nothing to do with it. That doesn't mean w

There are many (maybe all) examples from nature in which resources will get consumed until they are gone. "Logic" has nothing to do with it. That doesn't mean we should hunt species to extinction, but its definitely a natural thing to do.

st_goliath 5y ago
> "Logic" has nothing to do with it. I guess the GP post is simply a direct quote from "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (where IIRC Spock says something along those lines while he and Kirk visit a 20th century museum). Whales, their extinction and communicating with them was central to the plot of that film. EDIT: Ok, I looked it up. This exact quote is in the movie, verbatim, in the scene I mentioned. At around 00:47:39
- DarknessFalls 5y ago
  Correct. I think we're entering an era where Star Trek is largely forgotten. As opposed to two decades ago (right column): https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/gallery/icq-2001 https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/gallery/icq-2001
  - slowmovintarget 5y ago
    Aye, it's a 35 year old movie. Which is stunning for me. I recall going to the theater to see it with my parents. It was the last movie we all saw together.
    - DarknessFalls 5y ago
      "Would now be a good time for a colorful metaphor?"
slowmovintarget 5y ago
One of the things that separates many humans from other kinds of animals is the ability to choose against instinct. To hold a hot cup for a little longer, enduring the pain so we don't drop it and break it. There are even some arguments that consciousness evolved to allow humans to do exactly that sort of thing; contradict hard-wired impulses. That we are so terrible at modesty of consumption in groups is the real tragedy.