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Texas A&M physics prof writes: In ten years, light diffused by satellites will erase the the stars for the vast majority of humans. Save the night sky now. (www.houstonchronicle.com)
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[–] 57 points 2 days ago (1 child)

This is incredibly depressing, but also what if that's bad for animals and bugs and stuff? Seems like it could cause serious problems all the way up the food chain.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    If in a decade our biggest concern are taking care of biodiversity, I'm actually gonna be pretty happy

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  • [–] 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Taking care of biodiversity is already our biggest concern. If everything dies, so do we.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    I meant more like, if the average human being has the capacity to actually care about biodiversity and the political power and will to do anything about it, and not like, fighting for survival in the water wars while dodging AI killbots

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