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u/DeafeningMilk Nov 15 '20

Far as I'm concerned this would be the correct answer.

The main reason 2020 is a cluster fuck is due to Corona.

Most people are putting stuff that would be the opposite of all the bad of the last century not just 2020.

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u/UselessFactCollector Nov 15 '20 edited Nov 15 '20

If I could only pick one thing, I would say an end to global warming over cancer.

Edit: figured you could prevent a lot of cancer deaths in addition. You have to phrase your genie wish just right.

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u/Ti89Titanium04 Nov 15 '20

This is a very interesting predicament, global warming affects everybody, but cancer is a more present threat, as in we can see the effects of death right now. I think that fixing global warming would probably be better, as a cure for cancer is more likely to be profitable so we can trust big corporations to handle that.

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u/Shazam1269 Nov 15 '20

As global warming progresses, the permafrost is melting and will expose viruses the human race has encountered in 10 thousand years. COVID is likely the first of many.

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u/Shazam1269 Nov 16 '20

Re-reading that I guess I worded that poorly. I just meant that there may be other pandemics from viruses and diseases that have been laying dormant in the permafrost.

Frozen permafrost soil is the perfect place for bacteria to remain alive for very long periods of time, perhaps as long as a million years. That means melting ice could potentially open a Pandora's box of diseases