▲ 1442 ▼ What a difference a decade can make (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by Stamets@startrek.website to c/memes@lemmy.world 98 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) You say that as it’s not a big deal. Do you really want to see a world without dolphins, pandas, tigers, anacondas..? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I don't think he's saying it's not a big deal for us, but for the planet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I know, but that’s a very detached and unemotional take… Sure “life” will keep existing. But not the life we know. That we love. That we grew up loving so much. I understand not everyone feels exactly like me. But I was absurdly fascinated by biology books and wildlife documentaries and would read and watch them religiously as a child. Thinking of all of that just dying and ending truly breaks my heart. Almost more than anything. Just not as much as the thought of humanity disappearing. But I know most people share that sadness. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I also don't think the person is unemotional, it's more about having the correct idea of what's actually going to happen if we don't do anything. I also think ecology needs more rationality, otherwise we get people closing nuclear plants to restart coal plants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* You do know that the most well informed people (like active researchers in the field) are often the most pessimistic right? Like you hear on the media that “oh no we’re gonna pass 2º! I guess I won’t be able to ski as much”. But you go to a climate science conference and it’s “yeah… now that we can add more parameters and feedback loops into our models the chance of total extinction by 2100 is 99.99%. On the bright side, half of us expected it to be 100%. So kudos”. permalink fedilink source parent [–] theKalash@feddit.ch -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) We'd be dead as well, so wouldn't see them anyway. Also, the world is pretty cool without dinonsaurs. It will still be pretty cool with what ever comes after what we currently have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can’t explain how knowing all the animals you grew up loving will die forever is sad. If you don’t feel it you don’t I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theKalash@feddit.ch -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, I could imagine it if I wanted to make myself sad. But I, personally, will be dead long before even the last Panda. So it's really just a hypothetical. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Got mine, fuck you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago It would be a shame for my anaconda if we ain't got buns, hon. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oce@jlai.lu 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I don't think he's saying it's not a big deal for us, but for the planet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I know, but that’s a very detached and unemotional take… Sure “life” will keep existing. But not the life we know. That we love. That we grew up loving so much. I understand not everyone feels exactly like me. But I was absurdly fascinated by biology books and wildlife documentaries and would read and watch them religiously as a child. Thinking of all of that just dying and ending truly breaks my heart. Almost more than anything. Just not as much as the thought of humanity disappearing. But I know most people share that sadness. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I also don't think the person is unemotional, it's more about having the correct idea of what's actually going to happen if we don't do anything. I also think ecology needs more rationality, otherwise we get people closing nuclear plants to restart coal plants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* You do know that the most well informed people (like active researchers in the field) are often the most pessimistic right? Like you hear on the media that “oh no we’re gonna pass 2º! I guess I won’t be able to ski as much”. But you go to a climate science conference and it’s “yeah… now that we can add more parameters and feedback loops into our models the chance of total extinction by 2100 is 99.99%. On the bright side, half of us expected it to be 100%. So kudos”. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I know, but that’s a very detached and unemotional take… Sure “life” will keep existing. But not the life we know. That we love. That we grew up loving so much. I understand not everyone feels exactly like me. But I was absurdly fascinated by biology books and wildlife documentaries and would read and watch them religiously as a child. Thinking of all of that just dying and ending truly breaks my heart. Almost more than anything. Just not as much as the thought of humanity disappearing. But I know most people share that sadness. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I also don't think the person is unemotional, it's more about having the correct idea of what's actually going to happen if we don't do anything. I also think ecology needs more rationality, otherwise we get people closing nuclear plants to restart coal plants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* You do know that the most well informed people (like active researchers in the field) are often the most pessimistic right? Like you hear on the media that “oh no we’re gonna pass 2º! I guess I won’t be able to ski as much”. But you go to a climate science conference and it’s “yeah… now that we can add more parameters and feedback loops into our models the chance of total extinction by 2100 is 99.99%. On the bright side, half of us expected it to be 100%. So kudos”. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I also don't think the person is unemotional, it's more about having the correct idea of what's actually going to happen if we don't do anything. I also think ecology needs more rationality, otherwise we get people closing nuclear plants to restart coal plants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* You do know that the most well informed people (like active researchers in the field) are often the most pessimistic right? Like you hear on the media that “oh no we’re gonna pass 2º! I guess I won’t be able to ski as much”. But you go to a climate science conference and it’s “yeah… now that we can add more parameters and feedback loops into our models the chance of total extinction by 2100 is 99.99%. On the bright side, half of us expected it to be 100%. So kudos”. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* You do know that the most well informed people (like active researchers in the field) are often the most pessimistic right? Like you hear on the media that “oh no we’re gonna pass 2º! I guess I won’t be able to ski as much”. But you go to a climate science conference and it’s “yeah… now that we can add more parameters and feedback loops into our models the chance of total extinction by 2100 is 99.99%. On the bright side, half of us expected it to be 100%. So kudos”. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theKalash@feddit.ch -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) We'd be dead as well, so wouldn't see them anyway. Also, the world is pretty cool without dinonsaurs. It will still be pretty cool with what ever comes after what we currently have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can’t explain how knowing all the animals you grew up loving will die forever is sad. If you don’t feel it you don’t I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theKalash@feddit.ch -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, I could imagine it if I wanted to make myself sad. But I, personally, will be dead long before even the last Panda. So it's really just a hypothetical. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Got mine, fuck you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can’t explain how knowing all the animals you grew up loving will die forever is sad. If you don’t feel it you don’t I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theKalash@feddit.ch -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, I could imagine it if I wanted to make myself sad. But I, personally, will be dead long before even the last Panda. So it's really just a hypothetical. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Got mine, fuck you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theKalash@feddit.ch -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, I could imagine it if I wanted to make myself sad. But I, personally, will be dead long before even the last Panda. So it's really just a hypothetical. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Got mine, fuck you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago It would be a shame for my anaconda if we ain't got buns, hon. permalink fedilink source parent