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Re:Programming in the Apocalypse by coldtea on Monday May 30, 2022 @03:05PM (#31562448)
>will (somehow) turn earth into a barren rock

Well, hundreds of millios displaced and/or dead would be enough. Doesn't have to "turn earth into a barren rock".

And as for "suddenly", many systems tend to have a breaking point, especially systems, like the environment, which have feedback loops that can easily feed into each other and make things worse fast. Collapse is seldom linear or a nice gradual curve.

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Re:Programming in the Apocalypse by lelanthran on Monday May 30, 2022 @03:39PM (#31562807)
> Well, hundreds of millios displaced and/or dead would be enough. Doesn't have to "turn earth into a barren rock".

Actually, yes it does. The OP specified "human extinction". We're arguing that single point. The fact that thousands/millions/billions might displaced isn't being contended.

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