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Re:A Recap of the Mars Terraforming Debate by fastball on Thursday May 13, 2021 @09:06PM (#27149448)
The long short of it is misanthropy.

For some reason there are a lot of people around today that believe life is suffering and that the universe would be a better place with fewer humans in it.

It's a hard position to argue with because it's just so full of holes and lunacy you don't know where to start.

Re:A Recap of the Mars Terraforming Debate by domnomnom on Friday May 14, 2021 @05:13AM (#27152332)
Spot on.

I think you can’t argue with it because it’s like an unexpected emotional vacuum. You can’t really convince someone who doesn’t like food that the carnival is an enjoyable place. They’re operating on a fundamentally separate plane.