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BigmanPigman

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33. Yup, it's already in action.

Reply to calimary (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 11:06 AM

10 hrs ago

We can't undo the damage already done. Even if we were to stop human activity on Earth right now, there would still be too many problems which are too enormous to "un-do". We will never get back to "normal", no matter how hard all the countries of the world start working together in the future.

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Terrifying! calimary 19 hrs ago #15

Yup, it's already in action. BigmanPigman 10 hrs ago #33

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Don't quite agree BeneteauBum 21 hrs ago #14

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Perhaps BeneteauBum 12 hrs ago #25

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