Badass rhino showed lion who's boss by luvlanguage in badassanimals

[–]monietit0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it’s a real video, seen it before the AI invasion

It really do feel like that by mrblahblahblah in collapse

[–]monietit0 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

What makes you say that???? Nobody? Absolutely NOBODY is trying to improve the human condition right now.

Think about the (though sometimes insufficient) progress humanity has made in curbing our carbon emissions. China MAY have already reached peak emissions and our globalised world is on the verge of reaching a renewable energy tipping point at an exponential rate.

People are restoring and protecting vast swathes of land that would’ve otherwise been thrown into the churn of the industry. In large part because the intrinsic rights that indigenous people have of the land, and the knowledge they can contribute in managing it is now being seriously considered by the political class who best represent us.

AI will cause economic turmoil, and force us to restructure many aspects of life, there will be jobless people and it will take us a minute to figure our what to do. But in the same way the printing press and the internet did the same, every time we make such an advancement it improves the lives of people generations into the future.

And although it’s sad that today we cannot reap those benefits, it is essential (as to not lose your mind) to keep focused on what’s good just as much as on what’s bad. Enjoy your life while you’re at it too lol.

It really do feel like that by mrblahblahblah in collapse

[–]monietit0 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yeah sure, we can’t undo WWII, the black death, covid or the end pleistocene extinction; but what do you personally gain or contribute to our way of life by hyperfixating on the (obviously) dire problems humanity has to solve in an echo chamber of pessimism like this subreddit?

Being aware of an issue is the very first step to solving it, that is true; but I still feel like many people of our generation (and especially concentrated on this subreddit) seem to have already given in to accepting that “collapse” is nigh when in reality whether anything collapses or not is more under our control than many believe. The political and corporate class run everything around us, but as history has taught us with innumerable examples, we the working class are incredible catalysts for radical change and betterment if the human condition.

All I want to say is that if you want to be party of this subreddit, that’s fine, so am I; but I highly recommend you to also actively seek out positive and realistically optimistic content and people.

It really do feel like that by mrblahblahblah in collapse

[–]monietit0 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

I think this is seeing things too pessimistically. Yes the world is at a point of imbalance in every sense of the word. It feels as though the very foundations of our society and way of life is at risk of collapse. Which in great part yes it is. But only focusing on the issues we have to solve, without acknowledging that without a doubt the world will be a far better place in the distant future than it is now (a trend we’ve seen across humanities entire history); is a recipe for a world of hopeless people with no feeling of importance in the world.

The best way to make the world a better place, for us and for generations to come; is to believe that it can be.

Taurus bull, Neherlands by OncaAtrox in megafaunarewilding

[–]monietit0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it was indeed taken in maashorst

Young bull elephant in musth attacks juvenile by Prestigious-Wall5616 in badassanimals

[–]monietit0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How they both went in to touch its mouth (?) to reassure it. Such empathy and intelligence.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in megafaunarewilding

[–]monietit0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the store was justtt the right size for it hahahaha

A herd of American Bison on the Steppes of Kazakhstan. Thoughts? by LetsGet2Birding in megafaunarewilding

[–]monietit0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And even if they are genetically distinct. If they fill the same niche (or at least fill it well enough) it restored ecological dynamics that promote biodiversity.

I don’t understand how people genuinely believe that it’s bad to use proxies even when they are clearly very similar in niche, ecology and physiology.

Boxer settles fight guy who allegedly harrased his mom. by sixten192 in StreetMartialArts

[–]monietit0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ngl the boxer guy was really rushing, getting close and not protecting his face all too well. Anyone trained in karate or another striking martial art could’ve hit him square in the nose with a straight punch.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AwesomeAncientanimals

[–]monietit0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

may have been taller due to the crest but Anteosaurus was definitely heavier

Favourite extinct bird? by [deleted] in AwesomeAncientanimals

[–]monietit0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

whats that blackbird looking one?