We are probably in the middle of an extinction event right now, if you measure one by the number of species being killed off.

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• Dinosaurs were doing fine right up to the impact; there is no good reason to think they were already in terminal decline. DHDave Hone4 Sept 2025similar wording
• All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. DHDave Hone4 Sept 2025similar wording
• The planet is probably getting too hot and CO2 has something to do with it, but whether it can be fixed in time is unknown, and pre-emptive despair helps no one. DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson12 Jul 2025similar wording
• We are wasting our time trying to reverse the climate crisis instead of building the technology to survive it. EBEd Barnhart30 Sept 2024similar wording
• Sustainable energy alone will not save humanity from extinction events; temperature-controlling satellites and large-scale geo-engineering will be needed. EMElon Musk30 Aug 2026similar wording

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