Birds Are Vanishing from North America

Re:Birds Are Vanishing from North America by Angostura on Friday September 20, 2019 @04:32AM (#21024433)

I strongly disagree. I don't believe in an natural ideal state, however I can distinguish between a planet with a large number of species living in a biologically diverse set of ecosystems; an a biologically impoverished planet with fewer species and biomes.

I think it is fair to say that complexity and variety is a objectively good thing and that humanity's action causing a mass extinction event is objectively bad.

That's not to say that mass extinctions or biome change will occur without us.

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Re:Birds Are Vanishing from North America by Kaiyou on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:10AM (#21026264)

I disagree and prefer a world with fewer species. Insects and birds going away is something I'm really happy about. For example, I hate mosquitoes and the noise birds make. Also not fond of birds defecating wherever.

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Re:Birds Are Vanishing from North America by inimino on Monday September 23, 2019 @11:48AM (#21050003)

Fortunately[1], those annoying birds and insects are going away[2] like never before!

  [1] for you
  [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollinator_decline

Are humans starving to death also something you'd be really happy about? Because if insects and birds go away, who is going to pollinate all that shit you plant and expect to be able to eat? Also not fond of your cities and farms pouring your waste into the oceans wherever.

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Re:Birds Are Vanishing from North America by Kaiyou on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @03:48AM (#21057537)

As long as its humans in other countries, I don't really care either way. I have confidence in my country to figure something out.

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Re:Birds Are Vanishing from North America by inimino on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @12:03AM (#21067490)

Fortunately, most people aren't like you.

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Re:Birds Are Vanishing from North America by inimino on Friday September 20, 2019 @02:04PM (#21029557)

Is this satire?

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Re:Birds Are Vanishing from North America by Kaiyou on Monday September 23, 2019 @04:35AM (#21046995)

No, but you thinking it would be shows your biases/filterbubble.

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Re:Birds Are Vanishing from North America by inimino on Monday September 23, 2019 @11:31AM (#21049841)

And you expecting it to be read straight shows yours.

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Re:Birds Are Vanishing from North America by Kaiyou on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @03:46AM (#21057527)

I wrote it tongue in cheek, but I'm serious. Being surrounded by people that think like you makes me aware of that type of attitude.

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