Comment by inglor_cz

Comment by inglor_cz a year ago

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Not for me. If natural outcomes of type X and frequency Y are tolerable to us and we don't fight them, it indicates that this sort of outcome should be tolerable in general.

serf a year ago

the method of action is an important variable as well.

the wildlife of a wetlands that undergoes a drought has a chance to spring back once reintroduced to water.

the wildlife of a wetlands that is chemically poisoned will not spring back to life without either lots of time or remediation efforts.

'on the box' both situations look the same : no wildlife -- but they're not.

The reasons matter, more data than just statistical prevalence is needed here in order to assess the damage realistically in the attempt at scoring man-made disaster against natural disaster.

  • inglor_cz a year ago

    This is a good correction, thank you. Yes, modality matters.