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		lisper on Dec 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The end is nigh and here's why > the permanent extinction of species a much worse thing Fair enough, but then I'll point you to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinction_events No matter how you slice it, these are far from the worst of times.

FrustratedMonky on Dec 19, 2024 [–]

From the chart. "Holocene extinction c. 10,000 BC – Ongoing Humans[3]"

We are literally in an extinction event right now.

lisper on Dec 19, 2024 | [–]

Sure. But not all extinction events are created equal. Compare the holocene with:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian%E2%80%93Triassic_extin...

or even:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_e...

BTW, humans would almost certainly not exist were it not for the KT event.

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