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"What we're losing are our only known companions in the entire universe" Paul Ehrlich
Damn, that lines gonna sit hard with me for a long time.
And it includes microorganisms we're not even aware of.
Eco systems are going to collapse and we depend on those eco systems.
On the flip side, it makes some people extremely wealthy. See, there's an upside to everything!
For a very short time until the impoverishment of the planet hits them too.