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I would be curious to know what other completely normal things have actually radically changed. I probably live in a much more different world than I imagine.

liveoneggs 5y ago
Remember when there were birds? Or.. what were they called.. frogs? oh yeah
- MattGaiser 5y ago
  Maybe I’m too young, but I have rarely ever seen a frog in the wild and birds have never seemed that abundant.
  - whatshisface 5y ago
    Where do you live, a densely populated urban area? Inside Bladerunner?
    - MattGaiser 5y ago
      I live in an urban area, but my grandparents live out in a rural one on a lake and I have spent a lot of time there. I just asked them. There used to be a lot more frogs.
  - ardme 5y ago
    Where do you live? There is still wildlife in the midwest.
- mistrial9 5y ago
  my father told me stories that included frogs and other fresh water creatures, as a regular everyday thing. In my lifetime, those are mostly gone. This is measurably true.
  - olyjohn 5y ago
    What? My yard is full of frogs every year. I'm sure it depends on where you live. Am I missing an inside joke here?
    - mistrial9 5y ago
      yes, it depends on where you live. no joke
    - mellavora 5y ago
      No joke, don't know why you think the luck of your special circumstance generalizes to the entire world. See i.e. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-frog-and-toad-populations-declining https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-frog-and-toad-populations-...
      - olyjohn 5y ago
        Wow calm down there. That's why I asked!
lm28469 5y ago
I'd recommend: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28256439-the-hidden-life-of-trees https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28256439-the-hidden-life... The bottom line is that many things might have already collapsed without us taking notice because nature is very complex and under studied. By the time things are bad enough for us to be directly impacted we're already way too far to do anything about it.

liveoneggs 5y ago

Remember when there were birds? Or.. what were they called.. frogs? oh yeah

MattGaiser 5y ago
Maybe I’m too young, but I have rarely ever seen a frog in the wild and birds have never seemed that abundant.
- whatshisface 5y ago
  Where do you live, a densely populated urban area? Inside Bladerunner?
  - MattGaiser 5y ago
    I live in an urban area, but my grandparents live out in a rural one on a lake and I have spent a lot of time there. I just asked them. There used to be a lot more frogs.
- ardme 5y ago
  Where do you live? There is still wildlife in the midwest.
mistrial9 5y ago
my father told me stories that included frogs and other fresh water creatures, as a regular everyday thing. In my lifetime, those are mostly gone. This is measurably true.
- olyjohn 5y ago
  What? My yard is full of frogs every year. I'm sure it depends on where you live. Am I missing an inside joke here?
  - mistrial9 5y ago
    yes, it depends on where you live. no joke
  - mellavora 5y ago
    No joke, don't know why you think the luck of your special circumstance generalizes to the entire world. See i.e. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-frog-and-toad-populations-declining https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-are-frog-and-toad-populations-...
    - olyjohn 5y ago
      Wow calm down there. That's why I asked!

lm28469 5y ago

I'd recommend: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28256439-the-hidden-life-of-trees https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28256439-the-hidden-life... The bottom line is that many things might have already collapsed without us taking notice because nature is very complex and under studied. By the time things are bad enough for us to be directly impacted we're already way too far to do anything about it.