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by Balgair
2289 days ago
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> ... there's been so many extinction events, yet life still bounced back each time stronger than before. Nit: The Great Dying, c. 252MYA, took about 10 million years to 'recover' from (though it depended on region, maybe). And the species that came out were not the same that died. As in, they evolved to fill the old niches. The Great Dying was no joke, nearly everything that had more than one cell went poof, like, 96% of all species. Not to rain on the parade, but we have to work at this. If we do, we are fine, but just posting internet comments is not going to cut it. Call your congresscritters or other representatives, tell them what you think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian%E2%80%93Triassic_extin... |
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I think posting online is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, "clicktivism" and posting hopeful messages soothes that person; on the other hand, if they are that easily soothed, they panic just as easily.
> Call your congresscritters or other representatives, tell them what you think.
This is important. Fortunately I've always lived in a district where my representatives were almost 100% aligned, but even then it is important to double down on the signal to noise. They love to hear positive feedback as well as negative feedback.