People, not the climate, caused the decline of the giant mammals

Posted by Twisted_Cabbage@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 153 comments

This is collapse related because it is evidence of human nature...that as we spread accross the globe we caused a die off of speices as we began to hunt them. Many collapsniks are under the mistaken assumption that hunter gatherer societies are in some sort of ecological harmony with nature. This and other studies like it cuts directly into that mistaken notion. This shows us that humanity has always caused destruction to the environment as it spread. No civilization of humans has been in ecological "harmony" with nature. As we dip closer and closer to full scale biosphere collapse i find this helps me come to terms with who we are. It helps me to let go of the mistaken idea that humanity could have ever lived in harmony with nature. The destruction of the world was written into us from the beginning of our spread accoss the world. Glorifying hunter gather societies is simply a coping mechanism for those who enjoy the great outdoors, as i do. Im sure this will be hard for many collapsniks to swallow. Let go of the legends, let go of the myths, and embrace acceptance of who we are with what little time we have left.