We’re not going extinct. FFS, we survived at least one ice age. At another point, scientists studying our DNA think we were down to as a few as a thousand individuals.
Humans are the AR-15s of the animal kingdom. Not the best at any one thing*, excellent at multipurpose roles. Like insects, we survive in any climate outside Antarctica. We can walk endlessly. I’m 54, not in great shape, pretty sure I could spend my entire waking day walking, stopping only to eat.
We’re social animals who stick together when the going gets tough. We love fucking and we can make babies every month of the year, no waiting to go in heat.
No animal comes close to our dexterity and advanced tool use. Stone Age man was more adept at tool use than every other animal combined. We’re stupid reliable, smart and tough as well.
* OK, we can throw and catch like nothing else on Earth.
cm0002@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
See we got this! We’re just going to get rid of
miceclimate change with asnakenuclear winter!They’ll just cancel each other out perfectly 😌
archonet@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
I don’t wish for this to happen, mind you, but we are clearly living in the dumbest possible timeline, and so it is the only solution that makes sense
baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
With how bad its going a summer without winter might give us another 10 years.