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You're absolutely right, the planet is in no danger. It's us humans that are in danger. We are polluting at a rate far too great for us humans to handle, and if
by larsnystrom 4y ago
You're absolutely right, the planet is in no danger. It's us humans that are in danger. We are polluting at a rate far too great for us humans to handle, and if we want to survive as a species we must do something about that.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoEven that is gross hyperbole. Humans as species could survive even the most disastrous predictions, rendering entire continents uninhabited. The top level post is correct. It is a matter of minimizing suffering.
- ehnto 4y agoWhich will have to be through remediation... I never said the world was coming to an end. I said we aren't likely to stop polluting, so we should get really good at remediating what we will have wrought.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoSure, it would be a good idea to do something. I'm just calling out "if we want to survive as a species we must do something about that“ as hyperbolic. This is a point made in thread you are responding in