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		mensetmanusman on June 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Complex systems collapse faster Collapse is a matter of time scales. We know pretty well when our star stops functioning and everyone on earth dies. Are we not then therefore in a very slightly downward slope towards absolute annihilation and collapse?

blesimetar on June 5, 2022 | [–]

"On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero."

imtringued on June 6, 2022 | [–]

Yes, the problem is not recognizing that decay is everywhere.

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