• Ech
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    152 months ago

    Just to clarify, 50,000 years is 50 millennia. If you meant millions if years, the term for that is mega-anna. And eons for billions.

    Other than that, I more or less agree. Humans have developed technologically much faster than we’ve been able to evolve/adapt to the changes we’re creating, and the stress from that is growing. Occasionally I wonder if it’ll prove too much for us in the end.

    • @Clinicallydepressedpoochie
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      2 months ago

      I dunno, couldn’t humans short circuit evolutionary trends by hacking their own genetics?

      • Ech
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        32 months ago

        Evolution being slow is a good thing. Trying to shortcut it would just be a more direct way to destroy the species. Also a great example of the kind of thing I’m referring to.

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        32 months ago

        Yeah, I’ve wondered if it’s something like that. Seems like a fairly easy trap to fall into, but hard to say for sure with only our singular reference point.

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          My guess is that in order for life to survive long enough to get to the point where it becomes sapient, it has to be selfish and short-sighted, which becomes a tragically fatal hindrance.

          “We’re not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean.”

          “It’s in your nature to destroy yourselves.”

          “Yeah. Major drag, huh?”

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      42 months ago

      I did not know about mega-anna as a term before. Is it always hyphenated, or did you add that for emphasis?

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        52 months ago

        Had to look it up myself. I saw both, but went with the hyphen for clarity.