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		pmiller2 on Sept 28, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dog-walking startup Wag raised $300M, then things ... I didn’t say “humanity.” I said “human civilization.” I do think there’s hope for humanity, but I’m a lot more bearish about civilization.

nine_k on Sept 28, 2019 [–]

If human civilization collapses and humans go back to hunter-gatherer subsistence, it means death to about 95-97% of humans.

Not precisely an extinction, but still not a lot of hope.

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