this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2023
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[–] MisterNeon 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Granted. Humans go instantly extinct, all their needs and wants become moot.

[–] Arbiter 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] MisterNeon 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well they'll be a bunch of abandoned pets at the very least. Some nuclear reactors probably won't do well being in the middle of service without supervision.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

New reactors will power down safely without interaction.