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Ford_Prefect

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46. The point is that it won't matter if a few rare tribes hidden from view survive.

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 03:49 PM

Oct 2022

Most humans live in or near to large urban areas and depend on the associated infrastructure. Most food producers whether whole or processed are some significant distance from the urban centers. Along with this are the medical resources of research, care, and medical production.

If the basis for that infrastructure goes down so does our respective species. If the planet won't support all of the creatures which make up the food chain or the weather systems we're done and it won't take long. Even the ultrarich won't be able to run away from it, except by going to Mars.

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Alaska snow crab season canceled - 1 billion crabs short/missing [View all] underpants Oct 2022 OP

Bad news for Captain Sig Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2022 #1

They went to Norway..... SergeStorms Oct 2022 #32

I have been a recreational fisherman on the Texas gulf Coast my whole life. Dustlawyer Oct 2022 #35

I disagree about the human species going extinct in that timeframe. cstanleytech Oct 2022 #38

The point is that it won't matter if a few rare tribes hidden from view survive. Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #46

The slow and steady acidification of the oceans Javaman Oct 2022 #2

Damn underpants Oct 2022 #6

Exactly!! Iwasthere Oct 2022 #7

Are you doing anything to help them prepare ? Kaleva Oct 2022 #16

Yep cilla4progress Oct 2022 #9

I get the sense most here aren't that concerned about it. Kaleva Oct 2022 #12

Extremely concerned RockCreek Oct 2022 #22

I'm doing about as much as I can Kaleva Oct 2022 #27

I hope you are feeling better! bedazzled Oct 2022 #30

Oh they will Javaman Oct 2022 #36

I have noticed here DENVERPOPS Oct 2022 #40

How practical is that for most? cilla4progress Oct 2022 #39

No place is "safe" Javaman Oct 2022 #61

Wow berniesandersmittens Oct 2022 #3

It's a huge headline. Or deadline. dchill Oct 2022 #4

That's not good. honest.abe Oct 2022 #5

Without bountiful oceans, famine is going to be a plague Johnny2X2X Oct 2022 #8

The answer I keep coming to is cilla4progress Oct 2022 #10

That is my thought too. The only way. LiberalFighter Oct 2022 #11

Mother Nature is eliminating the source of the problem, Us. pwb Oct 2022 #13

And now DENVERPOPS Oct 2022 #41

It's nature's way of putting things into balance Kaleva Oct 2022 #14

If the Earth is lucky, that will happen misanthrope Oct 2022 #47

Earth doesn't care what humans do Kaleva Oct 2022 #52

Kurt Vonnegut right after Katrina underpants Oct 2022 #19

And far right ideology will thrive in a mass death environment Johnny2X2X Oct 2022 #20

The right doesn't REALLY want to stop immigration DENVERPOPS Oct 2022 #43

I fear you are correct, sadly misanthrope Oct 2022 #48

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2022 #15

My wife sent this to me. underpants Oct 2022 #18

We have been warned for the better part of a century DFW Oct 2022 #17

We've been warned since 1856 cagefreesoylentgreen Oct 2022 #42

Yep, the appeals to ignorance are bullshit misanthrope Oct 2022 #49

Thanks for that. I had never heard of her. DFW Oct 2022 #50

+1 leftstreet Oct 2022 #55

Not just losing crabs. moondust Oct 2022 #21

Ummm...and/or Omaha Steve's recent post about Backseat Driver Oct 2022 #44

I wonder if this will get the same media coverage as the Van Gogh soup controversy. jalan48 Oct 2022 #23

+1 nt berniesandersmittens Oct 2022 #25

That is frightening. Progressive dog Oct 2022 #24

Previous post: Alaska's Bering Sea king and snow crab seasons canceled over population collapse cbabe Oct 2022 #26

I didn't see that post v underpants Oct 2022 #29

Thanks backatcha. Follow up posts are good. More eyes/go 'viral'. cbabe Oct 2022 #31

Wonder if those crab fisherman who voted for GOPers are having buyers remorse? Crowman2009 Oct 2022 #28

I'm sad- James48 Oct 2022 #33

The pop top can makes it easier underpants Oct 2022 #34

We've wiped out 70% of 21,000 monitored populations of 4,400 species in 50 years. NullTuples Oct 2022 #37

It's not Capitalism of course gulliver Oct 2022 #53

"compete to maximize their share of the resource" at its core, that is Capitalism NullTuples Oct 2022 #56

They would do that under any circumstances, regardless of system gulliver Oct 2022 #57

That says more about you and your worldview than humanity. NullTuples Oct 2022 #58

Well, I'm not sure what you think it said, of course gulliver Oct 2022 #59

My point is that some people have cooperation as their core value, not competition. NullTuples Oct 2022 #60

"When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2022 #45

most of the casinos haven't reopened their buffets pstokely Oct 2022 #51

The great seafood boil in the beaches during the summer of '21 was bound to have repercussions. Hugin Oct 2022 #54

I'll say it, it won't be popular here but flvegan Oct 2022 #62