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This louse was reportedly not harmful to its hosts.
Kinda interested to hear an ethics of science type argument for/against this human-made extinction.
Like with smallpox?
Well, smallpox was definitely harmful to humans, and it’s a virus which is different from an animal.
(…and yes, I know that “harmful to humans” often means “good for the planet.”)
(…and yes, I know that “harmful to humans” often means “good for the planet.”)
that just sounds like ecofascism to me. also, all the viruses I know of never affect just humans but keep mutating and jumping between mammal species. saving the ecosphere can’t happen without also saving humans
