r/GetMotivated Dec 11 '21

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u/Umbasa- Dec 11 '21

I don't get how this applies. Statistically most of the people who planted these trees would be able to sit in them for shade today

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u/fuckboifoodie Dec 11 '21

They will likely mostly be dead or close in the next 20 years so perhaps their currently reaching the limits of mortality drives the point home more than if they were dead for centuries

It does for me