Conavirus......

[iris lilies]

Something this coronavirus has made clear to me - along with global warming and the recent 116F in Portland, OR - we humans think we run the show but more and more I'm thinking Mother Nature trumps (no political pun intended) what we consider our power. That a microscopic virus can originate on the other side of the planet and spread worldwide and upend all our lives - and still mutate as it wishes with no real human checks and balances on mutation - exactly how much of the show do we run? Food for though perhaps. Rob

i posted something similar on this or another thread. It is awe inspiring that nature can still affect so much of our lives in a surprise attack. Way to go you, Mother Nature! Wipe out a chunk of those humans!

[jp1]

i posted something similar on this or another thread. It is awe inspiring that nature can still effect so much of our lives in a surprise attack. Way to go you, Mother Nature! Wipe put a chunk of those humans!

And this is why I don't think humans will, anytime soon, be moving away from planet earth. It's hard enough to stay alive on a planet that we evolved for over thousands and thousands of years to be compatible with. Any other planet will doubtless have many dangers that our bodies simply aren't built to survive or just deficiencies of stuff necessary for us to live.

[Jane v2.0]

And this is why I don't think humans will, anytime soon, be moving away from planet earth. It's hard enough to stay alive on a planet that we evolved for over thousands and thousands of years to be compatible with. Any other planet will doubtless have many dangers that our bodies simply aren't built to survive or just deficiencies of stuff necessary for us to live.

Like natural beauty, if Mars and Venus are any indicator.

[LDAHL]

And this is why I don't think humans will, anytime soon, be moving away from planet earth. It's hard enough to stay alive on a planet that we evolved for over thousands and thousands of years to be compatible with. Any other planet will doubtless have many dangers that our bodies simply aren't built to survive or just deficiencies of stuff necessary for us to live.

Oh, I think eventually we will just build our own planets to suit. It’s just a question of technology and economics.

[happystuff]

Oh, I think eventually we will just build our own planets to suit. It’s just a question of technology and economics.

My first thought here was floaty chairs, lots of tv and... what was in those cups??? LOL (re. Wall-E)

[jp1]

It would be cheaper to just build a great big habitable indoors here. Lock the poor riffraff outside in the unlivable reality and let them die.

[jp1]

Depressing assessment of the likely coming surge of kids getting covid. TLDR: It's expected that without mitigating strategies (masks, mandatory staff/teacher vaccinations) that 80% of the 34 million kids who haven't yet had covid will get it in the next two months. 1% of kids who get covid go to the hospital. 1/3 of those are sick enough to need an ICU. The math doesn't work. Pediatric hospitals will be overwhelmedd so that not only will covid patients be able to get adequate care, every other child that needs a hospital will also not get adequate care.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...808449029.html

[Yppej]

not only will covid patients be able to get adequate care,

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...808449029.html

If they get adequate care, why the panic?

[jp1]

If they get adequate care, why the panic?

By all means, don't read the article.

[Jane v2.0]

There are a lot of unknowns about the long-term effects of COVID (hasn't this been discussed before?), including some troubling indications of brain involvement.