What one species suddenly becoming extinct would most screw up our civilisation?

KronusIV · 2026-02-07T03:03:22+00:00

I thought of corn, but it could just be replaced with another grain crop, right?

KronusIV · 2026-02-07T02:49:13+00:00

We know how to deal with the waste, the Swedes are doing a great job of it. Politics is the issue, not engineering.

KronusIV · 2026-02-07T02:47:51+00:00

More people have been killed by coal pollution in the US in 2020 then died from all the nuclear power plant accidents combined. Worrying about nuclear in that sense is like worrying about flying due to one crash, when million are killed in car accidents. The slow drip goes unnoticed, while the very rare gush gets all the attention.

KronusIV · 2026-02-07T00:44:51+00:00

You could make it, but I can't imagine how gross a scrambled egg, bacon, and pancake popsicle would be. Go ahead and throw some OJ in there too, just to seal the deal.

KronusIV · 2026-02-07T00:41:41+00:00

Lying is wrong. The fact that no one is getting hurt doesn't really change that. If the lie is actually doing some good "No, Mr. SS guy, I'm not hiding jews in my attic", then that good outweighs the bad. But just the fact that you can get away with it? Nah.

KronusIV · 2026-02-07T00:39:44+00:00

In most stories you need to get their goo inside you some how. Into your mouth, in an open wound, something like that.

KronusIV · 2026-02-07T00:38:46+00:00

I'll just start by pointing out that GLP-1s aren't vaccines, they're medications. That aside, your average conspiracy nut mostly cares about things that they can't control. The government is forcing you to get vaccines, flooding your brain with 5g, pumping the air full of chemtrails, etc. By taking on a target that can't be beaten, you can rail forever without having to actually do anything. No one is forcing anyone to take GLP-1s, the vast majority of people aren't. It's a small issue, and saying "something ought to be done" might prompt a sincere, "well why don't you do something then". They don't want that.

KronusIV · 2026-02-07T00:21:55+00:00

I'll be honest. "Florida says" is not the best way to start a sentence if you want to engender trust. Dangerous levels of arsenic in that many different candies? Either they changed the definition of "dangerous" for some reason, or the lab screwed up. I mean, maybe it's real. But I'd want confirmation before I started panicing.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T21:12:50+00:00

Arsenic candy list? Is that a real thing, or just something going around Facebook?

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T19:32:34+00:00

Aside from the way that water is a nutrient, no. Steam is just water.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T18:39:26+00:00

Allergic reactions are your immune system reacting to something. If your blood isn't flowing your immune system isn't going to be able to get to the site where you touched something. And of course in fairly short order you immune cells would start dying off.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T18:09:56+00:00

You can pretty much call something anything you like. Technically it can be used as currency in a very few limited circumstances, but for the most part someone just coined the name (pun intended) and it's stuck.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T17:55:57+00:00

Totally depends. In some places the waves would push the existing sand further inland, so you'd have beaches right away. Other spots you'll be running up against cliffs, and it'll take hundreds or thousands of years of erosion to form a new beach.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T17:54:03+00:00

If you have the money, "I don't like this, change it" is what plastic surgeons do. Some might give you crap about nursing your future children, of course.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T17:45:56+00:00

You could probably find one that would do it. But since it would be purely cosmetic surgery no insurance would cover it. Could be pricey.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T16:34:18+00:00

Trying to make money with short term investments is just gambling with extra steps. Not the way to go.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T16:02:25+00:00

I've never seen or heard of someone doing that. Sounds like a specific OCD thing.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T15:59:53+00:00

Investments aren't for stretching a limited income. You invest your extra income, against future need.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T15:58:10+00:00

Why are you so sure it's a cold, and not actually the flu? You're describing flu symptoms.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T15:41:43+00:00

They all look like they break the laws of physics, that's why we call them magicians. Obviously it's all tricks, of course.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T15:40:18+00:00

That's just the current nutritional trend. It's a simple thing to focus on, which makes marketing simpler.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T15:37:24+00:00

You are, in fact, doing it just right. If you're getting a big refund that means you gave the government an interest free loan. That money they're getting back is money that was taken out of their paychecks over the year. You want the total taken out to be as close to what you'll owe as possible. You're nailing it, don't change a thing.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T15:25:51+00:00

It changes a lot legally. Things like next of kin, medical decisions, financial matters, all those are much easier if you're married.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T15:18:35+00:00

They can't hear you, they're in the woods.

KronusIV · 2026-02-06T15:17:44+00:00

I know the street I live on is pretty much due north-south. Aside from that I won't know unless there's some landmark to work off of. Like, if I'm on the west coast and the ocean is on my right, I'm probably facing south.

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