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This is mere presumption, then, that the current experience will turn into something that is as bad as a mass extinction. It's also defeatism of the rankest ki
by pfdietz 2y ago
This is mere presumption, then, that the current experience will turn into something that is as bad as a mass extinction. It's also defeatism of the rankest kind. That outcome cannot both be inherent in the present and also avoidable.
- _yb2s 2y agoIt already is a large extinction event. It is also still possible to massively affect how much worse it gets, and the chances that our species is ultimately included in the extinction. It’s not defeatist to acknowledge reality- it is necessary to choose a realistic course of action. "If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle" -Sun Tzu Here is a more technical treatment of what is actually happening: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09678 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09678 Look at Figure 2 to see where we are now compared to past mass extinction events. We're well below the 75% of all species threshold, but that criteria is for a time frame of 2 million years in length. We can only guess at the future, we can't for example say for sure which species are already past the point of no return when they aren't yet extinct.