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I'd rather we not name it after ourselves. Natural phenomena could come and trounce whatever we're doing to the planet and make the choice moot. Also seems a

by mc32 4y ago

I'd rather we not name it after ourselves. Natural phenomena could come and trounce whatever we're doing to the planet and make the choice moot. Also seems a rehash of this: https://www.nature.com/articles/519144a https://www.nature.com/articles/519144a from some years back.

sheusndudn 4y ago
BLKNSLVR 4y ago
I'd rather not name it after ourselves because we're so obviously terra-forming the planet for whatever the next dominant lifeform is going to be.
- whycome 4y ago
  Whoa. What if the planet was seeded with life and then nudged so that humans would evolve with the obvious endgame that we would “terraform” the planet for what that alien race needs. What if Venus and Mars were other different failed attempts.
  - BLKNSLVR 4y ago
    I'd read that story