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It Is No Longer Possible to Escape What We Have Done to Ourselves (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] Torvum@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Pretty bad doomerism takes here.

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[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago*

Yeah, I'm getting serious apocalyptic christianity vibes.

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