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> Because of machines, things have arguably improved for humanity as a whole. That's a very narrow view of the situation. I agree that this side of the coin ex
by selfhoster1312 1mo ago
> Because of machines, things have arguably improved for humanity as a whole.
That's a very narrow view of the situation. I agree that this side of the coin exists, but there's also the other side where drinkable tap water is becoming a luxury in much of the global North, giant tornadoes and fires are sweeping the Earth, and temperatures are growing out of control.
So, to make lives more comfortable with machines for some millions of privileged people, they triggered the 6th mass extinction. That's the other side of the coin.
- inigyou 1mo agoWe're already at the end of the 6th mass extinction FWIW. Over the last 200 years most species have gone extinct. There isn't that much left to make extinct. We'll manage it though.
- senordevnyc 1mo agoCan you say more about this? The first link below [1] says there are an estimated eight million species today, and the second link [2] says the number of known extinct species since 1500 is 905. 1. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/paleontology/extinction-over-time https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/p... 2. https://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/overview5.html https://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/overview5.htm...