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[-] Prethoryn@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

The Earth is dying and it can live on without us once we are dead.

[-] AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Do you mean only if we are dead? Or just casual rate of death?

[-] Prethoryn@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It can and will continue on if we are all dead.

[-] ramble81@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you... I hate all the people who are "we'll permanently destroy the earth and it'll never recover!" crowd. Maybe for us it'll be too inhospitable and we won't survive, but nature is surprisingly resilient. From bacteria that can eat oil and plastic, to entire generations of flora and fauna living in irradiated landscapes, it will adapt and be here long after we're gone.

[-] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yes. Ecosystems as we know them will be decimated, but whatever survives will repopulate. Worse has happened before in Earth's history.

this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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