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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Aside from the thousands of species we killed in the process

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

It's a recurrent theme in the history of the world you know, thousands, hundreds of thousands, tens of millions of species killed, never to be seen again.

No species ever lasts that long.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (7 children)

No species ever lasts that long.

Sharks enter the thread.

Awkward silence ensues

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

There have been many extinction events, and we won’t be the first “nature based extinction event” the planet has seen either.

Just one of the dumber ones.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

"The planet is fine. The people are fucked."

George Carlin

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (10 children)

regulate billion dollar corporations and then over 99% of all pollution will stop.

I'm not getting rid of my car, make billionaires and millionaires get rid of their private jets and make them stop dumping garbage into waterways

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Sure, but those regulations have to be stuff like "no selling petroleum to people for their cars". Are you ready for a carless world? I am. If you're not ready, you might find yourself opposing the necessary regulation when the time does come to regulate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (26 children)

I don't know why these discussion are often met with "if you're not ready to lose your car you're the problem" narrative.

I might not be ready to lose my car but I sure as hell am ready to lose coal based electricity, the military complex, single use plastic, billionaire who prefer to let a train derail than spend money on regulations, and a shit ton other things that wouldn't even affect my day to day life other than make it safer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (13 children)

That's great, but EmperorHenry said regulation would stop 99% of emissions. I can assure you that personal vehicles and animal agriculture represent more than 1% of emissions. If we're talking about a 20%, 50%, maybe even 70% reduction, then your argument is fine. But we need a 100% reduction in order to save the species. I'm ready for 100%, are you?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (8 children)

We're actually going through the 6th mass extinction right now, so actually we are kinda killing most everything on the planet, not just us.

We should want to preserve that. Unfortunately a handful of old rich dudes don't care.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Nature will survive, this specific bird species perhaps not.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

This is the only correct perspective, and there are relatively few people specifically at fault for the lying that's been done to the public on important issues.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

story of my life, i hope.

I think it'll be funny to have a well known legacy, but without people having any idea of who the fuck i am.

God speed humanity, you fucking suck.

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