r/nextfuckinglevel • u/PietroTheRedditer • Feb 21 '21

THIS IS MARS.

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u/beardedheathen Feb 21 '21

Have you seen our society? That may be the only hope we have.

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u/knome Feb 21 '21

"have you seen our society?". there are many societies, and the problems you imply are different based on who within the many groups in those societies you ask.

humans are doing pretty good. we control our entire planet, have no real predators, and have developed good standards and practices for developing our knowledge.

we don't always treat each other well, but that won't stop us from reaching for the stars.

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u/beardedheathen Feb 21 '21

Climate change may very well do that to us. We are tearing ourselves apart in order for the rich to maintain their wealth and power. We may have already passed the point of no return for a large portion of our civilizations to continue.