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Throw839
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AI and satellite imagery reveals expanding footpri...
Fish do not work that way. If humans nuke themselfs, fish will recover in a few decades.
danparsonson
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If humans don't nuke themselves but keep fishing as they do, the fish will absolutely not recover. Fish aren't magic.
munk-a
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A few decades is a long time - we overfished the grand banks to near extinction in the 90's and they still haven't recovered[1].
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_Atlantic_north...
Throw839
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A few decades... Give it like 8
magicalist
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Ah so the reasonable scenario is that things will be ruined for the lifetimes of almost everyone currently on earth. Not really that weird that some people would see that as a negative.
HelloMcFly
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There's no recovery from extinction, and extinction is on the table here.
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