Humans are the most invasive species on the planet

[thenextguy@lemmy.world]

His speech about humans being the only life that simply expands until all resources are used up is not at all true. Most living things do this until or unless they have some kind of predator or competitor to keep them in check.

[thenextguy@lemmy.world]

Go invade yourself.

[etienne_dahu@jlai.lu]

You don't know reynoutria japonica.

[sxan@midwest.social]

But... it's the smell.

[thenextguy@lemmy.world]

I feel saturated...by it.

[tranquilturbulence@lemmy.zip]

Yeah, you’re right. None of these absurd journeys can take place if the rest of the population struggles to survive. My guess is, wrecking the whole planet beyond repair is the only thing that will force governments to start banning fossil fuels and investing in carbon capture and storage technologies.

[beattakeshi@lemmy.world]

Well a lion doesn't have a predator (besides us) and doesn't kill for pleasure then waste a whole antelope

[ahornsirup@feddit.org]

Lions might not, but housecats do. Bears are also known to be very wasteful with the salmon they catch.

[jdtiv@lemmy.world]

Might be an unpopular opinion but I don't think we are an invasive species. We naturally shifted and took over.

[thenextguy@lemmy.world]

Sure. I said most living things. Not all.

[brlemworld@lemmy.world]

What about ants? Aren't there like 3 trillion septillion or something?

[entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org]

Lions tend to be bad enough at hunting that that is their population control lever.