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> humans values are the bottom of this scale, just after mosquitoes Aren't us humans almost exclusively a net negative, except for a small few? Meaning in most
by czbond 3y ago
> humans values are the bottom of this scale, just after mosquitoes
Aren't us humans almost exclusively a net negative, except for a small few? Meaning in most cases to Earth, it's best we didn't exist? We create pollution, waste, consume large amounts of resources that are only a net benefit in some cases to humans.
Now in a cosmic sense, maybe the Universe gains by having life - but who knows
- 11235813213455 3y agoTotally, the other animals that also have negative footprint are pets, farming animals due to their food and care All other animals are autonomous and participating in the ecosystem
- pauldenton 3y agoHas any other life form on Earth protected another life form on Earth from extinction? It seems like other life is spending 0 effort maintaining the environment, preventing the extinction of other species that are considered competitors for limited food and limited space.
- czbond 3y agoWhile I don't disagree with these points, wouldn't this mean some small number like 0.0000001% of all of us humans over humanities entire existence are not a net negative?
- lukas099 3y agoThe species that evolved in conjunction with those ecosystems don't have to put effort into maintaining those ecosystems. They do it automatically.
- pauldenton 3y agoIn a ruthless way. Cuckoo birds have a mating strategy that would be immoral by human standards. As would that of the praying Mantis All this is to say humans treat animals better than animals treat one another. We condemn cannibalism, rape and Necrophilia as natural species engage in it. If we observe that behavior in a zoo we actively prevent it. We impose that mortality upon them
- 11235813213455 3y agohumans is not even comparable, responsible of mass-extinction, biomass huge decrease, farm animals conditions are very enviable, captive animals (zoo, pets) neither they're murdering insects everytime they take a 1.5 tonne vehicle for doing a few kilometers flat, and murdering many others indirectly through pollution, consumption, etc
- docandrew 3y ago65 million years ago an asteroid hit the earth, making untold species extinct and causing unimaginable climate change in the span of a few hours. Now, with humans on earth with telescopes and rockets and space-facing radar, we might stand a chance if it happens again. I’d say that counts for _something_.