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200 years of industrial revolution and we're well on the way out don't worry about what's coming in a billion years

by lm28469 2y ago

apetersson 2y ago
Because we're juuust about to become an interstellar species, right? Right?
- c-smile 2y ago
  We MUST, having life on just one planet waiting for the next mass extinction event here is too optimistic.
  - AlbertCory 2y ago
    Why must we? There are other intelligent life forms in the Universe, undoubtedly. What makes us so special?
    - exe34 2y ago
      We're the only ones we've found so far. personally I'd say don't bother, but I'm a nihilist.
      - AlbertCory 2y ago
        "don't bother" doing what? Looking for them? The chance of our ever encountering one in person is close to zero. We might find evidence that they're there, but that's about it.
    - vsuperpower2021 2y ago
      They are also 20 feet tall and wear propeller hats, no doubt.
- pandemic_region 2y ago
  Yes, right after we crack this problem of self driving vehicles. Won't be long hold tight.
FredPret 2y ago
"On our way out"!? If you believe this, why? Who told you this? Do you actually think 8 billion people are about to drop dead? On the other hand, if you're deliberately spreading hyperbole to get people to act, please stop - it's backfiring.
- JohnMakin 2y ago
  Do you actually think they literally meant 8 billion people are going to drop dead? because the meaning was fairly obvious as written - after 200 years of industrial revolution we are left in a situation where the planet we live on may not be inhabitable in a relatively short period of time
  - FredPret 2y ago
    Again, that's a crazy thing to conclude from even the most pessimistic global warming predictions.
    - JohnMakin 2y ago
      > Again, that's a crazy thing to conclude from even the most pessimistic global warming predictions. Not really considering the "most pessimistic" predictions have the Atlantic current completely shutting down within the next 100 years (wipes out food supply), tons of countries like bangladesh becoming actually inhospitable from heat/humidity index (billion+ people dead), sea levels rising several meters (massive percentage of humanity lives near a coast), etc. - could go on for a while. Frankly, I don't think you really understand what you are talking about and suspect you're going to turn this into a pedantic "well that won't completely annhilate all human life so you are wrong" kind of back and forth that I don't feel like engaging in so I'll just wish you a good day and move on.
      - FredPret 2y ago
        You realize we get a say in all this right? Humanity is immensely capable of large-scale adaptation. 10k years ago we were getting chased around by sabre-toothed tigers. 1k years ago we were still dying of hunger and lack of hygiene. 100 years ago the first biplanes took to the sky. Now look where we are. Human progress is exponential. There's every reason to believe that we'll be capable of dealing with our problems as they come. Malthus was wrong 200 years ago, and you are wrong now. We have clean energy options in solar, nuclear, and battery storage. These are getting better, cheaper, and safer every day. We've got people working on geo-engineering solutions. We've got remote work. We're automating and localizing manufacturing. Defeatism is not the way.
ada1981 2y ago
NOTHING CAN STOP WHATS COMING. NOTHING.

200 years of industrial revolution and we're well on the way out don't worry about what's coming in a billion years

apetersson 2y ago

Because we're juuust about to become an interstellar species, right? Right?

c-smile 2y ago
We MUST, having life on just one planet waiting for the next mass extinction event here is too optimistic.
- AlbertCory 2y ago
  Why must we? There are other intelligent life forms in the Universe, undoubtedly. What makes us so special?
  - exe34 2y ago
    We're the only ones we've found so far. personally I'd say don't bother, but I'm a nihilist.
    - AlbertCory 2y ago
      "don't bother" doing what? Looking for them? The chance of our ever encountering one in person is close to zero. We might find evidence that they're there, but that's about it.
  - vsuperpower2021 2y ago
    They are also 20 feet tall and wear propeller hats, no doubt.
pandemic_region 2y ago
Yes, right after we crack this problem of self driving vehicles. Won't be long hold tight.

FredPret 2y ago

"On our way out"!? If you believe this, why? Who told you this? Do you actually think 8 billion people are about to drop dead? On the other hand, if you're deliberately spreading hyperbole to get people to act, please stop - it's backfiring.

JohnMakin 2y ago
Do you actually think they literally meant 8 billion people are going to drop dead? because the meaning was fairly obvious as written - after 200 years of industrial revolution we are left in a situation where the planet we live on may not be inhabitable in a relatively short period of time
- FredPret 2y ago
  Again, that's a crazy thing to conclude from even the most pessimistic global warming predictions.
  - JohnMakin 2y ago
    > Again, that's a crazy thing to conclude from even the most pessimistic global warming predictions. Not really considering the "most pessimistic" predictions have the Atlantic current completely shutting down within the next 100 years (wipes out food supply), tons of countries like bangladesh becoming actually inhospitable from heat/humidity index (billion+ people dead), sea levels rising several meters (massive percentage of humanity lives near a coast), etc. - could go on for a while. Frankly, I don't think you really understand what you are talking about and suspect you're going to turn this into a pedantic "well that won't completely annhilate all human life so you are wrong" kind of back and forth that I don't feel like engaging in so I'll just wish you a good day and move on.
    - FredPret 2y ago
      You realize we get a say in all this right? Humanity is immensely capable of large-scale adaptation. 10k years ago we were getting chased around by sabre-toothed tigers. 1k years ago we were still dying of hunger and lack of hygiene. 100 years ago the first biplanes took to the sky. Now look where we are. Human progress is exponential. There's every reason to believe that we'll be capable of dealing with our problems as they come. Malthus was wrong 200 years ago, and you are wrong now. We have clean energy options in solar, nuclear, and battery storage. These are getting better, cheaper, and safer every day. We've got people working on geo-engineering solutions. We've got remote work. We're automating and localizing manufacturing. Defeatism is not the way.

ada1981 2y ago

NOTHING CAN STOP WHATS COMING. NOTHING.