Would Anomalocaris actually do well in the modern world. I feel like they probably wouldn’t do so well in the modern ecosystems of much more evolved marine creatures. Would get out-competed very quickly, and likely face plenty of other challenges. Being out-competed is likely the reason they went extinct in the first place.
There is only 1 choice
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Draconic_NEO@mander.xyz 7 hours ago
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The thing with Robin is that, regardless of his mental health, he would’ve been the type of person to curse the choice of bringing someone back to be wasted on him.
While it is commonly believed he took his life due to a constant battle with depression, we do not know exactly what his resolve was, and bringing him back could be seen as hell in his eyes.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
It wasn’t depression. He was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia.
He allegedly took his life so he wouldn’t slowly lose himself, and become a burden on his family.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Parkinson’s, actually. They corrected it to LBD during his autopsy.
Apparently him and his wife weren’t satisfied with the Parkinson’s diagnosis as he had some abnormal psychological issues, so they decided to have some neurology tests scheduled. He unfortunately took his life before the appointment, so he never knew the real diagnosis.
Maroon@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Science memes are supposed to be funny, not make people cry.
R.I.P Robbie
dumbass@leminal.space 3 days ago
Robin Williams, but he comes back fully cured of everything and he gets to live a full life happy.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Wasn’t part of the deal. He already killed himself again.
dumbass@leminal.space 2 days ago
Well I tried and trying is half the battle!
Shard@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Oh Captain, my Captain!
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 days ago
I’m not sure I want Williams to see the Trump era of America. I think it might have killed him again.
Tyfud@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Whoever downvoted you, has never seen actual Robin Williams Standup or knows much about his political views.
Robin hated Bush Sr. and Jr., especially Jr., with a passion.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 days ago
He’d go back on cocaine for Trump.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 days ago
If resurrection heals the maladies he was suffering from, Robin would absolutely hate Trump and use that energy to put out at least 2 more non-cocaine fueled comedy specials, and passibly one that was cocaine or extacy fueled.
kandoh@reddthat.com 3 days ago
Like Hunter S. Thompson killing himself after bush got reelected
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 days ago
He didn’t kill himself. He said many times that he would eventually commit suicide to prevent himself from developing terminal illnesses, but he always clarified that he wouldn’t even consider it if he still had work to do, aka his personal projects. He had two personal projects in the works when he was killed.
Cano@lemm.ee 3 days ago
No offence to Robin Williams, but I think having a living specimen of an ancient species who lived millions of years ago might help scientists advance evolutionary biology by a lot
Or maybe not, but look at that little guy, he’s so cute :D
LordGimp@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Fuck that dumb ocean centipede. Robin Williams is worth 20 ocean centipedes easy
RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 3 days ago
Being back 21 of them, just to piss off the other person replying to you
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah. I dunno. They look like that weird alien parasite from TNG that tried to take over star fleet while eating bugs.
Dagnet@lemmy.world 3 days ago
That specimen might also die really quickly considering it’s a whole different world, not even the atmosphere is similar, and without more of it’s species to multiply I would say it would be really cool to see but not super helpful to study
InverseParallax@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Robin Williams had a degenerative nerve disease, bringing him back as he was would be cruel.
Bringing him back healed, or young and healed? I’d let you hunt some species to extinction for that.
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I choose the Platypus
tacosplease@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Damn bro. Start with mosquitoes. Always start with mosquitoes.
InverseParallax@lemmy.world 3 days ago
You drive a hard bargain, sir.
kandoh@reddthat.com 2 days ago
I choose humans
ursakhiin@beehaw.org 3 days ago
As much as I would love for Robin Williams to be back and brightening the world again it would be incredibly selfish of us to forget that he was incredibly unhappy in life and killed himself in a very unpleasant way because of it.
So definitely the centipede.
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 3 days ago
Iirc he killed himself because he had an aggressive form of dementia and didn’t want to live like that.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Yes, I started thinking in that direction as well, but then I thought about how the centipedes did the millions of existence and now can rest.
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 2 days ago
If Mr. Williams was unhappy I would not bring him back to this world we have now.
I would want to make heaven on earth before I woke anyone … except my pets.
cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I normally don’t care when celebrities pass away. But I genuinely cried when Robin Williams died. And I’m still sad about it.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Same. It’s the only celebrity death that I’ve grieved so far.
kensand@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
And that choice is Robin Williams. The man was a gem 🥲
kozy138@lemm.ee 3 days ago
I was hoping one of them would be Steve Irwin… 🙁
psvrh@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Steve Irwin would want anomalocaris
roscoe@startrek.website 3 days ago
No one else wants to bring back anomalocaris so we can get some payback?
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Gonna be honest, I only vaguely recognise the name Patrick Swayze without knowing exactly what he’s famous for. An actor, I think? And I have zero idea who Paul Walker is. Anomalocarus I gather from context is an extinct animal of some sort, which is cool, but I lack the knowledge to know precisely why this specific species is highly valuable.
So Robin Williams gets my vote almost by default, even if I didn’t have more reason to choose him beyond that.
HaleHirsute@infosec.pub 3 days ago
I admire your dedication to contribute something to the conversation while only knowing less than half the knowledge necessary one would guess necessary to have an opinion worthy of sharing.
dwindling7373@feddit.it 3 days ago
And yet he managed to stay more relevant to the discussion than you or me!
phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
When I say I don’t care about celebrities that includes the “good” ones. Weird centipede thing 100%.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Don’t bring Swayze back, my church is just getting started.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Great, now I see priests and quire boys doing pottery class tigether in church under the guidance of Unchained Melody on the organ.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I shall read now from the Book of Dalton: Chapter Three, Verse Four…
“Be nice. Until it’s time… to not be nice.”
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 days ago
I have a shrine to Paul Walker in my basement. (Not a joke.)
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Do you have candles burning on it?
JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 days ago
Only during events, but yes. Well, one saint candle thingy and the others are just lights. See edit.
Dippy@beehaw.org 2 days ago
Steve Irwin
Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I want Swayze to come back and dance fight his way into America’s hearts again.
Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Can we instead have him dance fight his through the heart of congress?
qarbone@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’ll give him a select list of hearts I want him to dance his way through.
Subtitle A: “The dancing just went from ‘dirty’ to ‘deadly’.”
Subtitle B: “Watch out, he’s changed his shoes.”
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 days ago
I’d go with Paul Walker because my girlfriend likes him
Rato@lemmy.world 3 days ago
sachamato@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Though decision. Lol
Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Paul Walker died cause him and his friend were speeding and street racing. Similar to Ryan Dunn who died drunk driving. I think it’s been long enough to call them out and remind people they didn’t die as heroes, they died being idiots and luckily didn’t kill a bunch of innocent people with them
Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Paul Walker was 33 and dating a 16 year old.
Nah.
Tyfud@lemmy.world 3 days ago
He was also doing statutory rape things with a minor.
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Plus the fast and the furious movies only got good after they drove him off into the sunset
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Damn… Now that’s a hot take.