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I found this essay about differing viewpoints on where Homo sapiens is headed to be very interesting.

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[–] set_secret 0 points 1 year ago

indigenous people have destroyed plenty of ecosystems. much of the mega fauna was hunted to extinction by them. humans have always been destructive of their environment to some degree, becuse we're incredibly good and exploiting the environment. the difference is now we can destroy shit on a much bigger scale...