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[-] slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 62 points 6 months ago

We used to have thousands of these in my backyard as a kid every summer. Now I rarely see them. We've done a great job at destroying our ecosystems in record time. We're so fucked

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 23 points 6 months ago

The powers that be want us to go straight from "let's vote harder" to "it's over". There's a huge range of fucked we can be - if what is lost is worth crying over, then what's left is worth fighting over.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 7 points 6 months ago

Eh, they're going to be surprised when the "it's over" phase comes with retribution anyways.

[-] DogWater@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

French revolution noises

[-] casual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago

There are still some areas where they are common, they're just more hidden now because the species is adverse to light pollution I'm pretty sure.

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