Right, the ratchet effect, where once we extinct ourselves we don't so much come back from that:-).

Unless we exist in multiple realities, whether physical like if humanity was seeded amongst the stars, or like metaverse style, or maybe we are only a simulation to begin with, then it's only our branch that would end, and even that ignores plot constraints.

Then again, it doesn't really matter, if we have no control over it anyway. What matters, it seems like to me anyway, is if we knew better and just flat did not care: if we are only responsible for our own parts, then conversely we are responsible for that much at least.

I used to be proud of how I never blocked anybody.

Now I don't look back:-).

Live and learn.

You can use an electric beater instead of a wire whisk. It makes it extra chewy. :-P

yup

Wolf asks "can I come in?"

Piglet says "no!"

Wolf now knows it's worth busting down the heavy door...yummy.

Yup, it's so weird even that we might also have the technology to save ourselves - like maybe AI should be ruling us instead of humans (bc that way whoever made the AI can be the secret king - surely that's not new either:-P).

But history does tend to run in cycles, for whatever that's worth. One day the sun won't shine down on us anymore, but so far it always has, even if that doesn't mean that it always will.

In any case, definitely some hard times coming up ahead, that much seems certain at least. Though extinction, while possible, is not a foregone conclusion. I mean, if even Kurzgesagt can find hope, it must be warranted.:-) video 1, video 2 focusing mostly on climate change

To be fair, it will also be true in 2024 as well:-).

Except that the previous (3rd) sentence ends in no punctuation.

It will continue for precisely as long as it continues to work... (plus probably a bit longer to account for lag time).

e.g. one of the earliest historical writings on this planet made this statement perhaps 3,000 years ago:

There is nothing new under the sun.

But... we seem to still need to keep re-learning that, every few generations.

If video games have taught me anything, the next update will feature Thunderfox, Shadowfox, and Crystalfox.

Yup. Wait, are you doing a spit take...on my spit take!?

I'll take the...WTF!?