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Re:The loneliest plant in the world (2011) by Gravityloss on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @05:12PM (#8490036)
Metaphorical of humanity.

This is also why we can't have old trees in the cities. During the many human generations, there will always be someone who will destroy them - and it will only take one.

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Re:The loneliest plant in the world (2011) by lotsofmangos on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @01:15PM (#8493718)
London manages surprisingly well on that score, including a yew estimated at 2000 years old. https://foursquare.com/kevan/list/the-great-trees-of-london
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Re:The loneliest plant in the world (2011) by Gravityloss on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @04:21PM (#8523339)
That gives a good civilized image of the city.
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Re:The loneliest plant in the world (2011) by schiffern on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @09:00PM (#8491017)
Subtracting out the genetic information being lost due to extinctions and lost diversity, I wonder if the current "information revolution" is actually a period marked by an overall destruction of information?
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