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Technically true, but that ignores the unusual rate of change.

https://xkcd.com/1732/




There's Chicxulub smacking Earth and turning the weather upside down instantly.

Of course, life still adapted and persevered.


I did consider scenarios like that when I said "unusually", however I though it went without saying that it'd be kinda-crazy for anyone to try excusing the current situation on the basis of: "Our CO2 emissions are actually quite nice compared to the ancient death-mageddon genocide god-strike from the outer realms."




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