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bittyboyben t1_jbsr22j wrote

Reply to comment by jack821 in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

Individuals and small groups (relatively) seem to care about stopping that.

But humanity in general, on the grand scale, counterintuitively seems to very much not care about that and continue to do things that will inevitably cause more suffering than necessary.

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jack821 t1_jbu6j4e wrote

I understand you want to just let life all blink from existence. Fine. But don’t wish it in a cruel way such as a plague etc. Ironically that’s the whole reason you don’t want it all to continue I’m guessing.

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