Comment on NASA finds humanity would totally fumble asteroid defense
Leg@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Real talk, an asteroid wiping us out would only expedite the inevitable. If we could pull together and deflect an asteroid, there’s hope. If not, we failed the test and die with the consequences. But we don’t need the asteroid to fail this test. We’re making great strides towards destroying our home with home field advantage.
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Gotta give it to humanity, though. We’re damn good at ruining everything we touch.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 months ago
We’re also the best around at improving our environments.
I know it’s easy to be pessimistic about these things, but humans are evolutionary badasses. We’re capable of amazing things. I wouldn’t count us out just yet.
Besides we haven’t really ruined anything. We haven’t done any damage to the earth that won’t heal eventually. The earth has seen plenty of mass extinctions before and it will again (with or without humans).
Gloomy@mander.xyz 4 months ago
How so?
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 months ago
How many predators can take down prey 50 times their size? How many species can thrive in tundra, jungles, plains, forests, mountains and deserts? How many species can be found on every continent? How many species figured out how to fly despite never developing wings? How many species developed hundreds of distinct methods of communication? How many species have been to the moon?
Humans are fucking badass…