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....Start a suicide cult?
Only semi-sarcastic with this one - nothing personal towards you, my point is just that everything else in the planet would do far better without us (the only exception I can think of is our pets that have learned to depend on us). Yes, I'm very fun at parties...
But that CO2 will stay in the air and the oceans regardless unless we do something. Killing ourselves won't solve anything. I know it's tempting and even seems logical to hate humans on account of all this, but other animals have accidentally caused mass extinctions before, and we are the first with the ability to reverse it. So please, let's focus on meaningful solutions and not give in to our demons.
This is brilliant!
I realized shortly after posting how unhelpful my response was (you were quick!)
It's all good fam, I know how bleak things look and how easy it is to fall into despair in such trying times. I guess the moral of all of this is that all we have is each other, and working together is what it'll take to solve the problem.
Wow, you really are the greatest!
Keen on being a shining light, cuz!