‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
On the plus side, meat consumption will decrease.
Given that we're gutting our health care sector to the tune of $850B, that might not be due to people with meat allergies switching to vegetables so much as it is people with meat allergies simply dying.
Seriously. This is going to make me start believing in Gaia Theory.
Bacteria and worms started digesting some plastics
It is demonstrably true that life on a planet alters the conditions of the planet (which then alters the life, etc). Most glaring is the abundance of oxygen in our atmosphere. We don't look for oxygen on other planets because oxygen is necessary for life; we look for oxygen because it's unlikely to exist in high densities without life to produce it.
The sci-fi novel Death's End by Cixin Liu (third in a series) further suggests that life alters the universe rather than just local systems, which was a fun idea. He's a rather long-winded author, but he's easy to forgive.
That said, this is the first time I'm hearing of the hypothesis by name, so I can't be sure what all it says. A quick skim lines up with reality though.
There are A LOT of negative feedback loops. We don't like to talk about them because they are usually trouble.
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This is what we call a negative feedback loop. More CO2 emissions->more ticks->more meat allergy->less demand for cattle->less CO2 emissions
"drill baby drill"
“They will hunt you, they are like a cross between a lentil and a velociraptor,” said Sharon Pitcairn Forsyth, a conservationist who lives in the Washington DC area.
Remember non vegans, your lust for meat and the resulting impact on the climate will eventually force you to stop eating meat. You played yourselves.
Remember non vegans, your lust for meat and the resulting impact on the climate will eventually force you to stop eating meat. You played yourselves.
FYI: This ☝️. This is why people don't like vegans. It has nothing to do with your dietary choices or choosing to not use or consume products derived from animals - seriously, no one gives a shit; you do you. It has everything to do with the militantly self-righteous, condescending, preachy, holier-than-thou attitude, the constant proselytizing, and the demonizing/name-calling/general shitty behavior that comes with the former.
Sincerely,
A vegetarian who doesn't make it my whole personality
Edit: Every single direct reply to this has further illustrated the point I was making. Maybe instead of being preachy and condescending, you just lead by good example. If people see and want what you have they'll follow. Otherwise, you're just shooting your own cause in the foot with your abominable behavior.
People hold strong, defensive opinions about all kinds of things, funny how you don’t react this way to those too.
It’s pure carnism defense mechanisms in action. If you ever wonder how MAGA supporters can be so detached from reality, remember you’re doing the same thing.
The truly self-righteous position is thinking you have a right to their bodies.
While i understand that it is human nature to not want to listen to people who are talking down to you, or who say things that make you feel bad about yourself and your choices, i don't think "someone made me feel bad so I'm going to continue to destroy the planet" is a valid excuse to avoid reflecting on personal habits and their consequences.
But it's a good reminder in how to speak to people. If youre dealing with someone in the maga cult you could try to say 1 liners at them but you probably aren't going to get them to actually listen to you. Same applies to trying to talk to omnivores or vegetarians
Always an excuse...
Found the pick-me vegetarian.
Remember vegans, we will just harvest it from cloned meat.
If this lab grown "meat" can be created in petri dishes or whatever without animal exploitation and suffering then it will be vegan by definition.
Edit: Ah it's not lab grown meat but genetically altered animals that they farm. :/
Unpopular opinion but hear me out - doesn't a nice bowl of ticks go great with iced tea on a hot day?
There's a ton of these where I live. Probably the most common tick, actually. They are extremely aggressive, especially in the fall. The larva is so small you can't even tell they're not a fleck of dirt until they move. So many of them can get on you at once I describe it as a "plume" of ticks.
Trimming trails doesn't seem to prevent them from crawling across open ground climb on. I wouldn't know it if I was allergic to mammal meat, but I've heard people having reactions to gelatin pill capsules and other sneaky things.
It sucks, but the alternative is I don't experience the outdoors, so it's just something to deal with and plan for. All my clothing is treated with permethrin. I'm basically in "tick mode" any time I'm walking around except in the dead of winter.
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That sucks :( i hope not too many people get bitten
Oh boy! Prepare for conspiracy theorys of BIG VEGAN creating ticks in labs to make Americans turn gay.
Climate activists should be air-dropping these over population centers like those radioactive screw worm flies
Good. Create a real libertarian party. Divy up the lunatics.