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> Prosperity of humanity as a goal is at odds with biodiversity. I roundly refute this frankly riduculous assertion. It shows a grave lack of understanding of
by upvote_test_act 3y ago
> Prosperity of humanity as a goal is at odds with biodiversity.
I roundly refute this frankly riduculous assertion. It shows a grave lack of understanding of the actual mechanisms that maintain the natural world in a state fit for human habitation.
- alexey-salmin 3y agoHumans have been crushing biodiversity for more than two thousands years now and yet the homo sapiens is thriving by all objective measures like population count, habitat width and dispensable energy per capita. You may argue that at some point we have to stop and I agree. However this doesn't contradict the fact that up until now reducing biodiversity (e.g. by replacing forests with monoculture field crops) worked out extremely well.
- upvote_test_act 3y agoFor more details, see: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=biodiversity+and+human+wellbeing https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=biodiversity+and+human+...