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It's a lazy misleading shorthand. The planet has and will survive and thrive even when 90% of species go extinct. 90% of species going extinct is a pretty bl
by bryanlarsen 2y ago
It's a lazy misleading shorthand. The planet has and will survive and thrive even when 90% of species go extinct.
90% of species going extinct is a pretty bleak scenario, no hyperbole is necessary.
- me_me_me 2y ago[flagged]
- bryanlarsen 2y agoWe will be part of the 10%, not the 90%. Any species that is - widely present on all continents bar Antarctica - survives in all climates zones - can migrate quickly will be part of the 10%.
- Capricorn2481 2y agoMisleading to who? Sounds like we both knew what I meant. In any case, my point stands that accelerated extinction is depressing, and this is applauded by the right. You're also wrong that we'll be in the 10% that survives. Unless you've learned how to live without water.
- bryanlarsen 2y ago> live without water. The Middle East is surviving just fine without sufficient access to fresh water; desalination makes water more expensive but not significantly so.
- Capricorn2481 2y agoThe things we're doing to the ocean won't be fixed with desalination.