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[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So maybe we shouldn’t cut down our rainforests for cheap cheeseburgers and steak, they seem kind of important to existing

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fuck communist vegan. Maybe think about what I want instead of what others desire for once? Jeez, it can't be that hard to see all the money the rainforests are worth once cut down and sold. /s

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

What? You don’t want to have the convenience of plopping your brain in a jar so that an automated hallucination machine can think for you while burning fossil fuels and water faster than you can say climate disaster?

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There is a sliver of hope: The rainforests that currently carpet the tropics may be more resilient to high temperatures than those that existed before the Great Dying.

There is a sliver of hope (/s).

Fixed it for you.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

You mean those rainforests that we keep bulldozing every day?