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If we can't identify any second order effects, it calls into question the validity of the original claim, though. I'm not too impressed by talk of windshield b
by rootusrootus 4y ago
If we can't identify any second order effects, it calls into question the validity of the original claim, though. I'm not too impressed by talk of windshield bug splatter count, because it smells a lot like folk 'science' and not real data. A lack of second order effects reinforces that suspicion.
I'm quite sure there's some real science going on, but it isn't as headline worthy.
- Comevius 4y agoThe scientific evidence for insect population collapse is strong, but the consequences to the rest of the ecosystem can remain subtle for a long time, until they are not. A death by a thousands cut is the closest analogy. Complex systems don't collapse in a linear fashion. Their seemingly sudden collapse is only suprising beause of our inability to notice and connect the subtle changes.