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Maybe it's being downvoted because it is simply wrong? If tomorrow all ants disappear then most land-oriented ecosystems would just collapse. We humans are ha

• h0l0cube 5y ago
  I'm gobsmacked. Let's take what I consider the most indisputable claim: > Humans are also exceptional in that they could extinguish themselves, either by choice on their own folly. Could you imagine ants finding a method to annihilate themselves? I don't claim that animals are unintelligent, but we are unique in our ability to create technology to achieve almost any goal, no matter goal's 'sapience'. > If tomorrow all ants disappear then most land-oriented ecosystems would just collapse. I don't dispute this, but it's completely orthogonal to my claim. Humans have disrupted the biosphere in a manner that is unprecedented since when meteor strikes and seismic events were still shaping earth
  • ganafagol 5y ago
    > Could you imagine ants finding a method to annihilate themselves? It's not very hard for ants to collectively commit suicide.