• MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml
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    11 days ago

    How do you not see that:

    a major environmental change happening is just as likely as a zombie outbreak, an entirely fictional threat

    Is just point blank climate change denial?

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      11 days ago

      You misunderstood. I mentioned the zombie outbreak as one of the possible things that could happen in relation to asking if scientists should write an open letter about every possible disaster. Obviously climate collapse is more likely, but what about asteroid impacts? Why aren’t we building preventative measures against that?

      Honestly, the most likely thing to cause mass death and civlisational collapse is 1) nuclear war, ironically supported by the same liberals who talk about global warming, IPCC, etc. 2) a deadly virus that develops in the cramped conditions global capitalism forces people to live in.

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        11 days ago

        I mentioned the zombie outbreak as one of the possible things that could happen

        It’s not. Zombies are fictional. There’s a zero percent chance of a zombie outbreak. And you are saying a major environmental change is just as likely.

        but what about asteroid impacts? Why aren’t we building preventative measures against that?

        …there is also scientific attention on this, and there are in fact preventative measures being planned.

        https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-confirms-dart-mission-impact-changed-asteroids-motion-in-space/

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          11 days ago

          To be fair, there’s a non-zero chance of a CJD outbreak, and same for wasting disease that originates from deer. If or when they cross over to humans, it’s going to be nasty.