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Yes, this is a key thing to clarify anytime these conversations take place.

The reason we want to preserve the environment, biodiversity, all that jazz is FOR US. It’s for our own comfort and survival that we should care about not polluting, stopping climate change, etc.

The planet and life on it will be just fine, it made it through many extinction events and will make it through many more.

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Wow, that is very insightful - all these years hearing and thinking about environment problems and I’d never looked at it that way.

But everyone should look at it that way.

It's true, but I'm not sure it's some great "hack" to get people to start caring. You have to remember many people can't even make decision that will benefit themselves even a few short hours later (see delayed gratification).

> It's true, but I'm not sure it's some great "hack" to get people to start caring.

Ha. I actually think it's going to make people potentially care even less? "Why would I need to preserve anything if nature and life is going to be fine no matter what?"

Some even argue to better speed it up, so we don't destroy too many other species in our own downfall.

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