Edit: We survived an ice age and we’re very highly adaptable. Plus, we will hold on to some percentage of technical knowledge that will help us adapt faster.

    • OutlierBlue@lemmy.caEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Yep. It doesn’t count any of the other huge problems we’re creating.

      • Our farming techniques deplete the land and turn it to desert
      • Over-fishing/hunting have led multiple animal populations on the brink of collapse. Even a small change could end it.
      • We’re very close to depleting aquifers all over the globe. Once those are gone we don’t have anything to drink or to water our crops.
      • We’re poisoning the skies and waterways with toxic chemicals, plastics, and forever chemicals.
      • We’re breeding antibiotic resistant germs and modern travel allows viruses to spread worldwide in hours/days

      We’re rushing towards our destruction in multiple ways. Any of those alone would result in massive deaths. And as resources get tighter, disputes and wars will break out over what’s left.

      All of these together will nearly certainly lead to our destruction. And this is going to start hitting hard within 5-10 years.