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> A word salad devoid of any concrete knowledge The parent's claim was "Biodiversity does not directly benefit everyone, while global trade does." If you or th
by ramblenode 3y ago
> A word salad devoid of any concrete knowledge
The parent's claim was "Biodiversity does not directly benefit everyone, while global trade does." If you or the parent want to make a more concrete and specific claim than this, I will happily reply in kind.
> No, extinction of species due to infections is not a planetary catastrophe. It's natural and perennial.
Indeed, but our human economy is built on top of relatively stable and predictable natural circumstances. If there is mass ecosystem collapse, the economy is coming down with it. If you don't believe this check out the graveyard of civlizations that overfarmed, overfished, clearcut forests, or otherwise weren't good stewards of their local ecology.
- alexey-salmin 3y agoCorrect, but that only means that our economy is a temporary phenomenon. Mass ecosystem collapses happen regularly whether we want it or not. Most of the past civilizations reached the graveyard due to very natural causes like 200 years long draughts. "How to best adapt to changes" is an interesting question which I'd happily discuss. "How to prevent changes" is a meaningless question.