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Humans, once again, choose extinction because we're fucking monkeys in pants flinging shit at each other.
Honestly, if the majority of us are really this fuckstupid, maybe it's genuinely deserved.
Yeah, I'm losing interest in humans as well. They're idiots and they chose their path. Let's wait and see what's next.
I got $200 on crabs
Horseshoe crabs ftw
If we had achieved carcinization by now we wouldn't have any of these problems — we'd be locking pincers in friendship, skittering sideways across a utopic planet. Alas.
If octopuses lived longer than four years they would have done a better job.
And also were social. One of the things holding them back is despite their intelligence, they are solitary creatures, so they don't work together to accomplish more than they can alone.
That's a good observation, but I think it would also be overcome with a lifespan closer to human.
I've gone all in on Raccoons. They're my bet for next on the evolutionary trial once we're out of the way.
I guess I've kind of got to root for deer.
Earth: You chose this path, now I have a surprise for you
Is it a surprised Pikachu?
"We can't afford to spend money reducing climate change"
Also:
"There's more floods, fires and hurricanes. And they're getting worse. We can't afford to keep rescuing people and rebuilding."
To make a point you'd have to choose something we apparently can afford. What you describe is that we're essentially broke and really can't do anything about climate change.
So, I guess we'll just have to keep cleaning up the damage season after season, which will get much more expensive very quickly.
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Investing in the future is always the less expensive solution over the long term. Unfortunately we have a bad habit of not thinking further ahead than the next election, or the next quarter profit statement.
This is why all the billionaires have built the mansions with bunkers.
jokes on them, gasoline can get in anywhere if you have enough. we tried to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and they increased production.
Concrete in the air vents. They'll either panic and use up their oxygen faster if they have an O2 sensor, or they'll just fall asleep and die.
Bunker is just an expensive mausoleum
Thermite is easy to make
We are a population of stupid animals.
I don't have great hopes for the Australian election 6 months away.