냐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 栢栢栢栢昉께께굇굇굅같�|O|u|t|b|r|e|a|k|臍같굇굇굉께께栢栢栢� +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Issue #3 - Page 7 of 12 냐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� The Earth Hates Us ------------------ By: skwert Yes, it's true. The planet we've grown to love so much despises our presence. Can you blame her? We do not benefit her in the least. We upset the delicate balance that she once had. We terraform, build upon, and otherwise destroy her. We will be her demise. As much as we view ourselves as the chosen ones, the blessed "most important species" of the universe, I doubt anyone else really likes us too much. Take animals for example; sure, an wolf may eat a rabbit, and therefore is the rabbit's enemy, but he won't destroy his home. He won't kill for killing's sake. We, on the other hand, often eradicate entire species. Not too many other species have to make a conscious effort not to commit xenocide. We have to keep an endangered species list, so we know which animals we can't kill anymore. If I remember correctly, there was something in The Matrix about humanity being a parasite. I couldn't have said it better myself. Undoubtedly, there will come a day when we will have covered the entire planet with roads and buildings and people and pollution. That's the real scientific race, really, to develop the technology we need to survive on another planet before we actually have to leave this world. That day is coming, and my guess is that the scientists will win the race. Then onward, on to victim number two, which will take longer to destroy due to our cleaner technologies and what we learned from the mistake of destroying Earth. At least that much can be said of us; some people truly make an effort to preserve this world and it's wildlife. Of course, all they're really doing is buying the scientists time to make the necessary advances so we can continue our slow conquest of the universe. If a person really cared about the world, they might work to impede the progress of science, rather than assist the wildlife currently inhabiting the planet. If they and the rest of the universe were lucky, they'd slow it enough that we would die off before we had a chance to leave Earth, but alas, I fear the universe is doomed. We will overrun it, slowly, methodically, but with exponential growth as we begin to live on multiple planets, each with the ability to produce new convoys of settlers to begin the destruction of the next livable planet. I don't think we should feel badly about all this; it's just our nature. I'm just trying to be realistic here.