• zazaserty@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    I think its unethical to cause an animal to go extinct on purpose. Like it seems a very nuclear option to me.

    On the other hand I hate these mosquitoes tho… And they are a medical threat to humans

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      1 year ago

      I think its unethical to cause an animal to go extinct on purpose.

      Counterpoint: guinea worm, a nightmarish human parasite with possible mentions back to ancient Egypt. As of the mid 1980’s, it infected millions every year. Now it is on the verge of extinction due to a very concerted international effort. All those little worms were doing was causing intense physical suffering for humans and other animals.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, if we let them live, people suffer and die. If we make them extinct some bugs will die ¯_(ツ)_/¯