Discussion
Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal now Endangered due to climate change – IUCN Red List
alsetmusic: It’s surprising how much this headline affects me. Who doesn’t like penguins? And seals are nice, but penguins are so likeable. We’ve really ruined everything.
nbbaier: This is the exact same reaction I had
threethirtytwo: I remain unaffected. I’m surprised at how much I don’t care. It’s like school shootings. Two decades ago it was a big deal, now it’s whatever.It’s not even a logical reaction.
metabagel: Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Recorded at Live 8)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_4uEaZQ2Kg
Qem: I get a bit of this looming feeling every time there is discussion about the Awk programming language, because it reminds me we already got the closest thing to a penguin in the nothern hemisphere extinct by the XIX century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_aukHope this time around we do a better job of avoiding complete doom for these species.
oopsiremembered: Ice breaking up before the chicks can swim isn't even a threat to the penguin population I had considered, and now I am horrified and saddened.
popol12: Quick, book a cruise to take some picture of them before they're all dead! \s
wiseowise: Don't forget to raise awareness on Instagram (and vote for parties that lead to this).
wiseowise: Climate change is a hoax, those leftist penguins and marxist seals just want to hamper our great economy!
picafrost: Life on this planet will be OK. Throughout geologic time countless species have gone extinct. The Anthropocene might be tragic for the natural world but not terminal.But: what are we trading it for? Higher living standards for more people is a noble and good but I don't think there's evidence it requires this rate of ecological destruction. Have we ever seriously tried to decouple growth from extraction?I'm not convinced a solar punk future exists where technology will eventually close that gap in time. Maybe it will. So far it seems that every efficiency gain gets swallowed by expanded consumption. What seems most probable now is that we don't get a better world but the same dirty one plus a Starbucks on Mars.
pbalau: While not related to penguins, [0] is the saddest thing I ever saw.[0] https://youtu.be/qVJzQc9ELTE?si=R8K7ow2cuSuAOfex
srean: Seals can be a bundle of cuteness. Leopard seals are impressive, in a different way.This indeed a sad story.
fiddeert: We absolutely must have another billion Africans and another billion Indians by 2040. Is there any ecological price too high to pay for a goal as noble as that?
metabagel: > The Anthropocene might be tragic for the natural world but not terminal.I'm not so sure. I'm reminded of this quote:“How did you go bankrupt?" “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises
