Why do you guys show up with this comment every time climate change is mentioned? The fact that some life will continue should not be comforting to you when we’re talking about the needless death of practically everything you’ve ever laid eyes on. It’s OK to let that be the focal point of the conversation.
I think our friend was just making a fun joke. While it doesn’t do much good to hold a defeatist attitude, I can’t really blame them. It’s like a forbidden comfort.
I don’t think it’s just a joke. It comes up as if it’s a counterpoint to the idea that everyone could die every single time that concept is proposed. At best it’s tired and worn out and at worst it’s intentionally distracting.
I see the common response that you complain about, but in this instance, it’s different.
The usual dismissive response is “CO2 and temperatures were higher millions of years ago and life persisted”. The key is the vagueness, that “life” is adequate and that vaguness implies “life is life” and thus everything will be fine, ignoring the fact that it wasn’t exactly a great time for mammalian life or really any life resembling us or even things we would eat.
This differs because they specifically reference blackberry bushes, which is clearly a useless measure when thinking about our livelihood.
I’d guess it’s closer to a parody of the usual “life does fine at 2,000 ppm CO2” comment.
Technically correct. There’s so much biodiversity in even the tiniest niches that new life forms will prosper in abundance and in variety. “All life” simply is anthropocentric bullshit - the opposite will come true: The demise of humankind will be beneficial to the biosphere of this planet.
It’s a huge relief to know that humankind will not and cannot kill “all life” - as shitty as we are in terms of nearly everything we are still not able to end everything (that’ll be up to mechanics far, far beyond our capabilities).
When humans are talking about the death of all humans it’s pretty stupid to call that too human focused. What you’re talking about is totally different from what we’re talking about. Please stop doing it.
Why do you guys show up with this comment every time climate change is mentioned? The fact that some life will continue should not be comforting to you when we’re talking about the needless death of practically everything you’ve ever laid eyes on. It’s OK to let that be the focal point of the conversation.
I think our friend was just making a fun joke. While it doesn’t do much good to hold a defeatist attitude, I can’t really blame them. It’s like a forbidden comfort.
I don’t think it’s just a joke. It comes up as if it’s a counterpoint to the idea that everyone could die every single time that concept is proposed. At best it’s tired and worn out and at worst it’s intentionally distracting.
Fair! It’s the first time I remember seeing such a comment.
I see the common response that you complain about, but in this instance, it’s different.
The usual dismissive response is “CO2 and temperatures were higher millions of years ago and life persisted”. The key is the vagueness, that “life” is adequate and that vaguness implies “life is life” and thus everything will be fine, ignoring the fact that it wasn’t exactly a great time for mammalian life or really any life resembling us or even things we would eat.
This differs because they specifically reference blackberry bushes, which is clearly a useless measure when thinking about our livelihood.
I’d guess it’s closer to a parody of the usual “life does fine at 2,000 ppm CO2” comment.
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When humans are talking about the death of all humans it’s pretty stupid to call that too human focused. What you’re talking about is totally different from what we’re talking about. Please stop doing it.
The comic is literally talking about “all life”.
If you want a thread about human life make one. Have fun.