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[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Meat industry + destruction of natural habitats forcing wild animals into contact with domesticated animals or directly with humans + general climate change making the spread of diseases more easy...

The rate and intensity of pandemics is increasing and we are doing barely anything to address the root causes. Because that would mean to reduce some individuals profits and make some small adjustments to our consumption routines, while restoring nature that is sustaining us. And that is out of the question.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

The rate and intensity of pandemics is increasing

And as usual, this was predicted, warned about, is happening and stubbornly ignored. One of those many cans kicked down the road until the pile is too big to kick and starts to blocks the road.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The rate and intensity of pandemics is increasing

Is it? I really don't want to sound like I am downplaying this but is it increasing? People would get shit like polio and smallpox. We have had three pandemics in my life and two of them were isolated to 1-3 countries. Ebola and Sars.

[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

pandemic != endemic.

Polio and smallpox were endemic. They were pretty bad, but as slowly evolving diseases once we got the vaccines down, we got them under control. Pandemics are new diseases w.o. efficient resistance / medical treatments or prevention