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> If it means we'll go back to being hunter gatherers it's ridiculous. Indeed, but even going back to the 19th century would have dire consequences, given our
by mannykannot 3y ago
> If it means we'll go back to being hunter gatherers it's ridiculous.
Indeed, but even going back to the 19th century would have dire consequences, given our current global dependence on the industrial fixing of nitrogen.
If civilization were to collapse (and I don't think it will, other than from a near-extinction event), I doubt it would be like going back to any earlier time.
- toth 3y agoOh, for sure. I am just saying it's not an extinction risk, not that it is not a huge and pressing problem. I would still bet against going back to 19th century. Worst case scenario for me is hundreds of millions dying and a big regression in global standards of living, but keeping our level of civilization. Which is horrible, it would be the worst thing that ever happened.