• krashmo@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Again, “the Earth will be fine” is not a comforting statement when it is immediately followed by “but anyone and everything you know will die”. I don’t know why someone always insists on making that distinction. It’s not meaningful to anyone reading it.

    • Balex@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      It’s not meant to be comforting, it’s supposed to be tongue in cheek.