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all of humanity stands on the bedrock of a diverse and complex ecosystem. what's tyrannical is the set of people and institutions that unaccountably insist it's
by ruined 5y ago
all of humanity stands on the bedrock of a diverse and complex ecosystem. what's tyrannical is the set of people and institutions that unaccountably insist it's their right to go around systematically poking out thousands of fresh empty niches under the world's collective feet
you're not actually concerned about the space available for new species. you're not even concerned with the species we have now. if you were concerned about species diversity, you would be concerned that we are way below replacement rates. you can't spin a mass extinction as some kind of victory for the liberty of nature.
- nitrogen 5y agoIf all these ecosystems are so fragile, then it's our responsibility as a species to re-engineer them to be more robust.
- ruined 5y agoif you want to have that conversation, you must agree it would be irresponsible to destroy the single extant system by applying large uncontrolled inputs, before such an engineering technique is understood. we are currently shitting where we eat.
- smt88 5y agoDo you sincerely believe that humans can re-engineer ecosystems to improve upon hundreds of millions of years of evolution? We don't even understand any single organism or any ecosystem completely.