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Substantial_Bend_656 t1_iv26h8s wrote

Reply to comment by virusofthemind in NASA Asteroid Threat Practice Drill Shows We're Not Ready by Soupjoe5

You are funny, in reality half of the planet would believe the asteroid is a lie, or that it won’t be so bad, or that it will change it’s mind and make a u-turn.

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RedditWaq t1_iv2hrrn wrote

Yeah nope. We've done collective action plenty of times against actual threats no matter how grim and soft the pessimists make us look

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Alternative-Sock-444 t1_iv33s2t wrote

Have you forgotten about that whole pandemic thing?

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RedditWaq t1_iv35nxh wrote

It may be news to you, but the world survived the pandemic quite well.

It was actually one of the lesser deadly epidemics in history and global teamwork got the world vaccinated with an unprecedented campaign at an astonishing speed.

Its wild to think people were getting vaccinated December of the same year we started our lockdowns. No vaccination campaign in the history of the world has been so efficient.

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Sugar__Momma t1_iv3vvge wrote

I think people forget perspective. We need to remember how grim things were at the beginning of 2020. While bad, it could’ve all been MUCH worse

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whybepurple t1_iv50x2n wrote

When it comes to world ending situations getting a B+ Needs Improvement doesn't cut it.

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Notaflatland t1_iveaq9t wrote

Well actually it did. There are 400 million more people now than when covid hit...

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