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Do you think things will get better? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by daggermoon@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don't mean better for you or me but better in general. Do you believe our species will ever reach some form of enlightenment or will we destroy ourselves?

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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Not for humans. Fascism can be recovered from, but climate change can't at this point until humans are gone.

[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sure there will be lots of wars and famine but predicting human extinction as a result of climate change is a bit of a stretch. Even in a bad scenario where 99% of humanity dies off things could still turn back around, regrow and we try again for an advanced civilization in a couple millennia.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

The question was whether or not things will get better, not extinction. We're unlikely to go extinct, but things will absolutely get worse for us.