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They only eradicated it in the US, where it is an invasive species. Countless local and regional efforts to eradicate mosquitoes exist. Opposition seems rare u
by wongarsu 2y ago
They only eradicated it in the US, where it is an invasive species.
Countless local and regional efforts to eradicate mosquitoes exist. Opposition seems rare until you propose exterminating a species globally
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> until you propose exterminating a species globally The proposals are all very local. Sterile mates, for example. Even e.g. gene drives work regionally.
- littlestymaar 2y agoWith gene drive you can only hope it works locally only, that's the thing.
- johnnyanmac 2y agois there any proposition whatosever that would meet zero opposition globally? It's hard enough getting provinces to agree on stuff. I can't imagine getting hundreds of countries to all unanimously agree on anything. We'd need some hostile alien species to even consider that.
- mmooss 2y ago> I can't imagine getting hundreds of countries to all unanimously agree on anything. There are many, many international agreements that >100 countries agree to. The EU requires consensus for many things (what does that mean exactly? zero 'no votes?) as does NATO, which requires unanimity for some things. US Congress passes bills 'without objection' as a normal thing. Maybe you are reading too many inflammatory stories? Humans are social creatures who are hard-wired to cooperate.
- brookst 2y agoI mean even polio has its defenders, who seem to be winning (in the sense that you only need to convince 5% of the population to avoid vaccination to break herd immunity for the rest of us).
- shiroiushi 2y ago>They only eradicated it in the US, where it is an invasive species. Last I heard, the type of mosquito that attacks humans is also an invasive species in most places outside Africa.