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Showerthoughts_Mod t1_ja5r0aa wrote

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argonfvr t1_ja5rd9e wrote

It’s very clear because every leader is always making sure that they’re bigger than their neighbors and therefore, can invade or meddle in their business.

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[deleted] t1_ja5spim wrote

You just watched Agent Smith’s speech to Morpheus on YouTube didn’t you?

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Rat-king27 t1_ja5tos4 wrote

Ye pretty much, we're the most damaging thing on this planet, heck almost all of the other invasive species are only around because humans moved them somewhere they shouldn't be.

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SR-Blank t1_ja5tt4i wrote

Careful, a lot of people take this kind of speech personally.

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Fluid_Mulberry394 t1_ja5ucnd wrote

Really don’t know how this got past the bots. Did they get laid off too?

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realEggs t1_ja5vw2k wrote

Cancer is a better metaphor. We spread and consume resources until the environment is demolished and unable to continue supporting life.

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eruborus t1_ja63gzd wrote

Replying to realEggs (#2,042,337)

Cancer is unregulated growth. Life is growth in balance. There are clearly efforts we have to curb overpopulation and climate change. The efforts have debatable efficacy but things in the West have significantly improved in the past 100 years.

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asdf_qwerty27 t1_ja658yc wrote

We are the dominant species of the planet, and the best hope for a continuation of earth biodiversity when the planet is no longer habitable.

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Grouchy-Face-3012 t1_ja6c71p wrote

Humanity will drive itself into the ground and go extinct until then we will continue to breed like rats.

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Viendictive t1_ja6dehu wrote

You’re not wrong in some cases, but you can’t deny we are natural.

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frieshie t1_ja6g19f wrote

Ok so it's the very first thing in the breakdown of the rules. I wasn't sure so I used the helpful auto mod link lol.

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Smellthiel t1_ja6ktp2 wrote

This is a very shallow, underdeveloped, brain lacking statement. I suggest thinking about what you post before actually posting it

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eruborus t1_ja6l301 wrote

Replying to CyanideandAsdfmovie (#2,047,081)

This may be true but I would bet that the planet life adapts to change as it has with every extinction event.

Having said that we are probably only 1-200 years from a self sustaining off-world colony. 1000 years from interstellar travel. These timescales are miniscule to the planet. Exciting stuff!

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frencherfrench t1_ja6lf7d wrote

I’ve always not cared about global warming, because that just means eventually we’ll all die and the earth will get to recover. We’ll either get it right or die not trying.

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lifeofenteopy t1_ja6unrc wrote

This isn't a shower thought. This is someone who's dealing with the very thought of validating their existence. They have a nihilistic view of themselves and their species. This person doesn't need to post on redit they need genuine help

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eruborus t1_jacq6h8 wrote

Replying to CyanideandAsdfmovie (#2,090,296)

Just because we haven't solved a problem yet doesn't mean it can't be solved!

Earth never guaranteed safety. At one point we could get hit by a meteor or the volcanoes could create another extinction event. Or we could cause some serious climate change. But if the past billion years tells you anything is that life finds a way to survive against monumental odds. Humans will prosper!

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