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"Save the planet? The planet's fine - it's us that are fucked." -- George Carlin
by simiones 1y ago
"Save the planet? The planet's fine - it's us that are fucked."
-- George Carlin
- KingOfCoders 1y agoYes, I always found environmental protection kind of funny, nature does not need protection, it will survive until Earth becomes finally uninhabitable [0], it's us that might not make it that long if we don't take enough care. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future
- js8 1y agoWhat we call environmentalism is actually 5 different concerns: - human health, pollution - preservation of natural resources useful for humans - preservation of biodiversity, nature in its original state - concern for animal suffering - aesthetic concern for human habitat These things typically overlap, but sometimes they even contradict.
- wffurr 1y agoAnd how many other species will we take down with us?
- KingOfCoders 1y agoMost probably, but nature doesn't care. We will probably destabilize many eco systems with our behavior and make them collapse.
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- UncleMeat 1y agoGeorge Carlin is a comedian. That line is a joke, not an actual serious retort to somebody using the phrase "save the planet" to talk about stopping climate change.