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minus-squareJumi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down3·19 hours agoHumanity will be just another dead branch on the tree of life
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·13 hours agoHumans are pretty resilient. Adaptable to any climate, even the mess of a climate we created. Now, I’m not saying that all 8 billion of us will survive. What I’m saying is, the minimum viable genetic population for humans is about 2000 individuals.
minus-squareRandom_Character_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·6 hours agoWhen food runs out for even a portion of those 8 billion, results are gonna be nasty. It’s hard to talk about climate initiatives when 1/3 of the planet is shooting eatch other. In worst case with nukes.
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 hours agoYep, there will always be humans as long as there is literally anything we can hunt/forage and eat. If that will resemble what we perceive as civilisation is another question entirely.
minus-squareitsonlygeorge@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·9 hours agoHow much can you forage in the bush’s of human civilization? Not much grows in abandoned cites.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoEven now cities cover a tiny fraction of the surface, and they’re already full of squirrels, rats, and pigeons.
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoNature reclaims cities pretty quickly though.
Humanity will be just another dead branch on the tree of life
Humans are pretty resilient. Adaptable to any climate, even the mess of a climate we created.
Now, I’m not saying that all 8 billion of us will survive.
What I’m saying is, the minimum viable genetic population for humans is about 2000 individuals.
When food runs out for even a portion of those 8 billion, results are gonna be nasty.
It’s hard to talk about climate initiatives when 1/3 of the planet is shooting eatch other. In worst case with nukes.
Yep, there will always be humans as long as there is literally anything we can hunt/forage and eat.
If that will resemble what we perceive as civilisation is another question entirely.
How much can you forage in the bush’s of human civilization? Not much grows in abandoned cites.
Even now cities cover a tiny fraction of the surface, and they’re already full of squirrels, rats, and pigeons.
Nature reclaims cities pretty quickly though.