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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I can't believe i'm saying this, but... I think mosquitos don't deserve this. There's basically no life form that deserves our cruelty more than mosquitoes, but this pushes a boundary i didn't know was there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

As long as they can still get blood from other creatures too, I'm okay with it. If not, than that could have wild implications to the food chain assuming it leads to massive population degradation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

The entire point is to kill them. They are invasive anyway

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (8 children)

It's a nice idea. But I wonder what the long term ramifications might be. What ripple effects might happen that we can't see today that end up being problems in the future.

Human history is littered with such problems.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"sir, there's been a complication...it seems the mosquitoes with our gene are dying off in water ways and directly polluting the waters....humans may never be erect again."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah but those little bastards started it. People call what's happening in Gaza a genocide but that's nothing compared with the mozzie kill count.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm having a hard time actually finding a source for this. Just a few poorly written articles that basically cite this video as a source. Something this potentially impactful seems like it would make the rounds more, so I'm very skeptical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Who knew this whole time I was team mossie

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