Let’s be real though. It’s us we’re wanting to save. Us and a couple of very sensitive species. The planet will get on just fine after we die off and stop fucking it up.
Hijacking this comment for a PSA; We are currently in the midst of a mass extinction event; many more plant, animal, and insect species are on the brink of extinction than normal. Scientists also estimate that forty-one percent of ecosystems are on the verge of collapse. Climate change, human encroachment, pollution, hunting, etc. have done a number on the environment.
Let’s be real though. It’s us we’re wanting to save. Us and a couple of very sensitive species. The planet will get on just fine after we die off and stop fucking it up.
A few very sensitive species? We are fucking over the whole ecosystem, from pollinators to polar bears.
Life as a whole will be fine, but most species won’t. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction#Contemporary_extinction
Hijacking this comment for a PSA; We are currently in the midst of a mass extinction event; many more plant, animal, and insect species are on the brink of extinction than normal. Scientists also estimate that forty-one percent of ecosystems are on the verge of collapse. Climate change, human encroachment, pollution, hunting, etc. have done a number on the environment.
Ruling class:
So let’s accelerate this!
Phew. I can stop worrying about how I’ll be able to afford to retire.
I’m just going to rob the hell’s angels.