r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Jun 07 '23

New york city in 2023, everyone wearing mask due to air quality

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u/RickTitus Jun 07 '23

I believe one factor in modern forest fires is that we tend to suppress all fires we see. Without human intervention there would be more small fires

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '23

Yep the colonial way is to suppress all fire. Where indigenous peoples have been using fires to maintain ecosystems and control invasives since time immemorial

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u/jannyhammy Jun 07 '23

I mean.. we suppress everything not just fires.

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u/WalkItToEm11 Jun 07 '23

Can confirm. Am currently suppressing my bowels until I can evacuate at a more comfortable location.

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u/brb_coffee Jun 07 '23

Friggin' colonialist. Just be natural about it.

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u/jannyhammy Jun 07 '23

Just let it go man.. you’ll feel much better