Current Events > 70,000 years ago, the human population was estimated to be as low as 1000 people

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Boo_Guy 11/26/17 11:50:41 PM #1:	Thanks to a supervolcano's eruption. Think about it. We were so close to extinction, and now here we are about to hit 8 billion. I sure wonder what the Earth would look like now had humans gone extinct. <cite>Boo_Guy posted [p:891120435] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote>Thanks to a supervolcano's eruption. Think about it. We were so close to extinction, and now here we are about to hit 8 billion. I sure wonder what the Earth would look like now had humans gone extinct.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 11/26/17 11:57:36 PM #2:	TFW you've literally been waiting 70,000 years for Half-Life 3. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:891120778] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote>TFW you've literally been waiting 70,000 years for Half-Life 3.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheDarkCircle 11/26/17 11:58:32 PM #3:	Boo_Guy posted... We were so close to extinction One can dream, right? <cite>TheDarkCircle posted [p:891120831] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote>We were so close to extinction </quote> One can dream, right?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChainedRedone 11/26/17 11:59:15 PM #4:	You have salty bitcoin haters that would argue the human population is a bubble because nothing can keep growing as such an alarming rate. Pathetic. --- David Mink. Hero. https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6043/6337878059_009dd4c4f3_z.jpg <cite>ChainedRedone posted [p:891120867] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote>You have salty bitcoin haters that would argue the human population is a bubble because nothing can keep growing as such an alarming rate. Pathetic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 11/26/17 11:59:24 PM #5:	TheDarkCircle posted... Boo_Guy posted... We were so close to extinction One can dream, right? this is a lame gimmick bro --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:891120876] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDarkCircle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote>We were so close to extinction </quote> One can dream, right?</quote> this is a lame gimmick bro</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheDarkCircle 11/27/17 12:01:14 AM #6:	foreveraIone posted... TheDarkCircle posted... Boo_Guy posted... We were so close to extinction One can dream, right? this is a lame gimmick bro <cite>TheDarkCircle posted [p:891120984] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDarkCircle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote>We were so close to extinction </quote> One can dream, right?</quote> this is a lame gimmick bro</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thanosibe 11/27/17 12:01:39 AM #7:	ChainedRedone posted... You have salty bitcoin haters that would argue the human population is a bubble because nothing can keep growing as such an alarming rate. Pathetic. Muh pretend invisible non-existent internet monies! --- I think I need a drink. Almost everybody does only they don't know it. -- Charles Bukowski <cite>thanosibe posted [p:891121003] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>ChainedRedone posted...</cite> <quote>You have salty bitcoin haters that would argue the human population is a bubble because nothing can keep growing as such an alarming rate. Pathetic.</quote>Muh pretend invisible non-existent internet monies!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Guy 11/27/17 12:01:45 AM #8:	TheDarkCircle posted... Boo_Guy posted... We were so close to extinction One can dream, right? It will happen eventually. Larger terrestrial animals don't have a solid history on surviving doomsday events. <cite>Boo_Guy posted [p:891121007] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDarkCircle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote>We were so close to extinction </quote> One can dream, right?</quote> It will happen eventually. Larger terrestrial animals don't have a solid history on surviving doomsday events.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CarlGrimes 11/27/17 12:06:50 AM #9:	The Toba eruption that killed off those that came before? --- You'll get a funeral if you don't wise up and call me....Carl Poppa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9aM9Ch97U8 <cite>CarlGrimes posted [p:891121240] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote>The Toba eruption that killed off those that came before?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Duncanwii 11/27/17 12:09:03 AM #10:	Boo_Guy posted... TheDarkCircle posted... Boo_Guy posted... We were so close to extinction One can dream, right? It will happen eventually. Larger terrestrial animals don't have a solid history on surviving doomsday events. Those Mammals didn't have the brains or resources humans do. We'll survive somehow. --- My dream has finally come true. I own a SNES Classic. I like Gardevoir, just not in that way. <cite>Duncanwii posted [p:891121342] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDarkCircle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote>We were so close to extinction </quote> One can dream, right?</quote> It will happen eventually. Larger terrestrial animals don't have a solid history on surviving doomsday events.</quote> Those Mammals didn't have the brains or resources humans do. We'll survive somehow.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 11/27/17 12:12:24 AM #11:	TheDarkCircle posted... Boo_Guy posted... We were so close to extinction One can dream, right? I do I want to go in the Apocalypse --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:891121479] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDarkCircle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote>We were so close to extinction </quote> One can dream, right?</quote> I do I want to go in the Apocalypse</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Guy 11/27/17 12:13:26 AM #12:	Duncanwii posted... Boo_Guy posted... TheDarkCircle posted... Boo_Guy posted... We were so close to extinction One can dream, right? It will happen eventually. Larger terrestrial animals don't have a solid history on surviving doomsday events. Those Mammals didn't have the brains or resources humans do. We'll survive somehow. When the whole environment changes and mass extinction occurs, it is highly unlikely humans will have enough sustenance to maintain. Maybe the very extremely rich and powerful, but even that's iffy. <cite>Boo_Guy posted [p:891121527] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Duncanwii posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDarkCircle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote>We were so close to extinction </quote> One can dream, right?</quote> It will happen eventually. Larger terrestrial animals don't have a solid history on surviving doomsday events.</quote> Those Mammals didn't have the brains or resources humans do. We'll survive somehow.</quote> When the whole environment changes and mass extinction occurs, it is highly unlikely humans will have enough sustenance to maintain. Maybe the very extremely rich and powerful, but even that's iffy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Duncanwii 11/27/17 12:18:07 AM #13:	Boo_Guy posted... Duncanwii posted... Boo_Guy posted... TheDarkCircle posted... Boo_Guy posted... We were so close to extinction One can dream, right? It will happen eventually. Larger terrestrial animals don't have a solid history on surviving doomsday events. Those Mammals didn't have the brains or resources humans do. We'll survive somehow. When the whole environment changes and mass extinction occurs, it is highly unlikely humans will have enough sustenance to maintain. Maybe the very extremely rich and powerful, but even that's iffy. By the time that happens we will already have mastered synthesized plant and animal matter. We already have it now it's just hard to push through the FDA. --- My dream has finally come true. I own a SNES Classic. I like Gardevoir, just not in that way. <cite>Duncanwii posted [p:891121735] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Duncanwii posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDarkCircle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote>We were so close to extinction </quote> One can dream, right?</quote> It will happen eventually. Larger terrestrial animals don't have a solid history on surviving doomsday events.</quote> Those Mammals didn't have the brains or resources humans do. We'll survive somehow.</quote> When the whole environment changes and mass extinction occurs, it is highly unlikely humans will have enough sustenance to maintain. Maybe the very extremely rich and powerful, but even that's iffy.</quote> By the time that happens we will already have mastered synthesized plant and animal matter. We already have it now it's just hard to push through the FDA.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorVader 11/27/17 12:18:57 AM #14:	Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it. --- It all just disappears, doesn't it? Everything you are, gone in a moment, like breath on a mirror. - The Doctor <cite>DoctorVader posted [p:891121768] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote>Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Guy 11/27/17 12:21:25 AM #15:	DoctorVader posted... Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it. The environment will destroy us before the sun. But hey, would be cool to be taken out by the sun. We can't realistically leave the solar system and expect to survive forever, because the universe is too massive. Unless we can figure out like, wormhole travel or some shit. Time is ticking though. <cite>Boo_Guy posted [p:891121866] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it.</quote> The environment will destroy us before the sun. But hey, would be cool to be taken out by the sun. We can't realistically leave the solar system and expect to survive forever, because the universe is too massive. Unless we can figure out like, wormhole travel or some shit. Time is ticking though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 11/27/17 12:21:45 AM #16:	DoctorVader posted... Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it. That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:891121881] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it.</quote> That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 11/27/17 12:21:46 AM #17:	Well go extinct by heat death --- http://i.imgur.com/iwo6yR9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uqXNtk6.jpg <cite>Doe posted [p:891121883] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote>Well go extinct by heat death</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StickFigures720 11/27/17 12:23:12 AM #18:	TheDarkCircle posted... foreveraIone posted... TheDarkCircle posted... Boo_Guy posted... We were so close to extinction One can dream, right? this is a lame gimmick bro --- "Someone give me some aspirin." <cite>StickFigures720 posted [p:891121946] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDarkCircle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDarkCircle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote>We were so close to extinction </quote> One can dream, right?</quote> this is a lame gimmick bro</quote></quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Duncanwii 11/27/17 12:23:14 AM #19:	Bad_Mojo posted... DoctorVader posted... Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it. That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it We'll redirect that meteor or blow it up with nukes. Never ever underestimate humanity. --- My dream has finally come true. I own a SNES Classic. I like Gardevoir, just not in that way. <cite>Duncanwii posted [p:891121949] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Bad_Mojo posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it.</quote> That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it</quote> We'll redirect that meteor or blow it up with nukes. Never ever underestimate humanity.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Guy 11/27/17 12:25:50 AM #20:	Duncanwii posted... Bad_Mojo posted... DoctorVader posted... Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it. That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it We'll redirect that meteor or blow it up with nukes. Never ever underestimate humanity. We'd nuke and kill each other before actually having the capability to detect a meteor in time to deflect it. <cite>Boo_Guy posted [p:891122047] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Duncanwii posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Bad_Mojo posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it.</quote> That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it</quote> We'll redirect that meteor or blow it up with nukes. Never ever underestimate humanity.</quote> We'd nuke and kill each other before actually having the capability to detect a meteor in time to deflect it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Itachi157 11/27/17 12:26:29 AM #21:	ChainedRedone posted... You have salty bitcoin haters that would argue the human population is a bubble because nothing can keep growing as such an alarming rate. Pathetic. lmfao <cite>Itachi157 posted [p:891122071] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>ChainedRedone posted...</cite> <quote>You have salty bitcoin haters that would argue the human population is a bubble because nothing can keep growing as such an alarming rate. Pathetic.</quote> lmfao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MuayThai85 11/27/17 12:26:40 AM #22:	I've swam in the crater of said super volcano. Lake Toba was awesome. --- How can one person post so much stupid s***? <cite>MuayThai85 posted [p:891122083] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote>I've swam in the crater of said super volcano. Lake Toba was awesome.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Duncanwii 11/27/17 12:28:13 AM #23:	Boo_Guy posted... Duncanwii posted... Bad_Mojo posted... DoctorVader posted... Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it. That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it We'll redirect that meteor or blow it up with nukes. Never ever underestimate humanity. We'd nuke and kill each other before actually having the capability to detect a meteor in time to deflect it. I don't know what to tell you. Guess I have a more optimistic opinion of my species unlike you people who seem to want our species to die. --- My dream has finally come true. I own a SNES Classic. I like Gardevoir, just not in that way. <cite>Duncanwii posted [p:891122158] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Duncanwii posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Bad_Mojo posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it.</quote> That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it</quote> We'll redirect that meteor or blow it up with nukes. Never ever underestimate humanity.</quote> We'd nuke and kill each other before actually having the capability to detect a meteor in time to deflect it.</quote> I don't know what to tell you. Guess I have a more optimistic opinion of my species unlike you people who seem to want our species to die.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Guy 11/27/17 12:29:43 AM #24:	Duncanwii posted... I don't know what to tell you. Guess I have a more optimistic opinion of my species unlike you people who seem to want our species to die. I don't want any species to die, but the natural order of things is actually pretty chaotic and bleak, as far as long-term dispositions go. Things change. <cite>Boo_Guy posted [p:891122217] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Duncanwii posted...</cite> <quote>I don't know what to tell you. Guess I have a more optimistic opinion of my species unlike you people who seem to want our species to die.</quote> I don't want any species to die, but the natural order of things is actually pretty chaotic and bleak, as far as long-term dispositions go. Things change.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 11/27/17 12:30:43 AM #25:	Itachi157 posted... ChainedRedone posted... You have salty bitcoin haters that would argue the human population is a bubble because nothing can keep growing as such an alarming rate. Pathetic. lmfao lol! --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:891122258] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Itachi157 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ChainedRedone posted...</cite> <quote>You have salty bitcoin haters that would argue the human population is a bubble because nothing can keep growing as such an alarming rate. Pathetic.</quote> lmfao</quote> lol!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 11/27/17 12:35:14 AM #26:	CarlGrimes posted... The Toba eruption that killed off those that came before? Lmao immediately where my mind goes now. "75,000 bce wasn't a volcano" --- http://i.imgur.com/bbRWLI8.gif https://i.imgur.com/A0BErSV.jpg <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:891122427] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>CarlGrimes posted...</cite> <quote>The Toba eruption that killed off those that came before?</quote> Lmao immediately where my mind goes now. "75,000 bce wasn't a volcano"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorVader 11/27/17 4:23:37 PM #27:	Boo_Guy posted... DoctorVader posted... Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it. The environment will destroy us before the sun. But hey, would be cool to be taken out by the sun. We can't realistically leave the solar system and expect to survive forever, because the universe is too massive. Unless we can figure out like, wormhole travel or some shit. Time is ticking though. Bad_Mojo posted... DoctorVader posted... Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it. That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it By extinct, I mean every last one. You only need about 160 people for a relatively stable repopulation event and things like fertilized egg banks can help that process. The Mt. Toba extinction event allegedly reduced the population of humans to 3k-10k. This was in a time that was lacking in any of the technology we have as well as the geographical limitations. Unless the planet itself is completely destroyed and every inch of the planet is uninhabitable, along with any nearby stellar safe havens (admittedly, there are only a few), people will always reappear. We might have evolved beyond today's humans but at the end of the day, it would still be us. Some unintelligent species have survived several mass extictions. Our intelligence puts us several magnitudes above them in terms of chances. I mean, what could have any other species done in previous extinction events? Nothing really. --- It all just disappears, doesn't it? Everything you are, gone in a moment, like breath on a mirror. - The Doctor <cite>DoctorVader posted [p:891155186] in 70,000 yea... [t:76034867]...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Guy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it.</quote> The environment will destroy us before the sun. But hey, would be cool to be taken out by the sun. We can't realistically leave the solar system and expect to survive forever, because the universe is too massive. Unless we can figure out like, wormhole travel or some shit. Time is ticking though.</quote> <cite>Bad_Mojo posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DoctorVader posted...</cite> <quote>Humans will never go extinct. If we don't leave this solar system, we'll survive till the Sun destroys it.</quote> That's a riot if you believe that No way the Sun destroys earth before a Meteor hits it</quote> By extinct, I mean every last one. You only need about 160 people for a relatively stable repopulation event and things like fertilized egg banks can help that process. The Mt. Toba extinction event allegedly reduced the population of humans to 3k-10k. This was in a time that was lacking in any of the technology we have as well as the geographical limitations. Unless the planet itself is completely destroyed and every inch of the planet is uninhabitable, along with any nearby stellar safe havens (admittedly, there are only a few), people will always reappear. We might have evolved beyond today's humans but at the end of the day, it would still be us. Some unintelligent species have survived several mass extictions. Our intelligence puts us several magnitudes above them in terms of chances. I mean, what could have any other species done in previous extinction events? Nothing really.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > 70,000 years ago, the human population was estimated to be as low as 1000 people